The Ruling Passion - Dyke, Henry Van
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The Ruling Passion is a novel written by Henry Van Dyke. The story revolves around the life of a young man named John Ward who is trying to find his place in the world. John is a talented musician who dreams of becoming a composer, but his father wants him to become a lawyer. John's passion for music leads him to leave his home and pursue his dreams in Europe. Along the way, he meets a beautiful woman named Hester, who becomes his muse and inspires him to create some of his most beautiful music. However, John's obsession with his music threatens to consume him and destroy his relationships…mehr

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The Ruling Passion is a novel written by Henry Van Dyke. The story revolves around the life of a young man named John Ward who is trying to find his place in the world. John is a talented musician who dreams of becoming a composer, but his father wants him to become a lawyer. John's passion for music leads him to leave his home and pursue his dreams in Europe. Along the way, he meets a beautiful woman named Hester, who becomes his muse and inspires him to create some of his most beautiful music. However, John's obsession with his music threatens to consume him and destroy his relationships with those around him. The novel explores themes of love, ambition, and the struggle to find one's true passion in life. It is a compelling story that will resonate with anyone who has ever pursued a dream against all odds.It was a magical performance. No one could withstand it. They all danced together, like the leaves on the shivering poplars when the wind blows through them. The gentle Serena was swept away from her stool at the organ as if she were a little canoe drawn into the rapids, and Bill Moody stepped high and cut pigeon-wings that had been forgotten for a generation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. was an American novelist, educator, diplomat, and Presbyterian minister. Van Dyke was born November 10, 1852, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Henry Jackson van Dyke Sr. (1822-1891), a famous Brooklyn Presbyterian preacher recognized in the antebellum era for his anti-abolitionist beliefs. The family descended from Jan Thomasse van Dijk, who came from Holland to North America in 1652. The younger Henry van Dyke graduated from Poly Prep Country Day School in 1869, Princeton University in 1873, and Princeton Theological Seminary in 1877. He was a professor of English literature at Princeton from 1899 to 1923. Among the many pupils he impacted was future star travel writer Richard Halliburton (1900-1939), then-Editor-in-Chief of the Princeton Pictorial. Van Dyke oversaw the group that developed the first Presbyterian printed liturgy, The Book of Common Worship, in 1906. Dr. van Dyke served as an instructor at the University of Paris from 1908 to 2009. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson appointed van Dyke, a friend and old classmate, as Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg. World War I erupted shortly after his appointment, devastating Europe. Americans from all over Europe came to Holland seeking shelter.