The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
Jul 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Stories of men in the woods and on the water: a Canadian guide, a trout stream, a keeper of a lighthouse, a boy and a canoe — and in each one a governing passion that decides everything. Van Dyke was a Princeton professor, a clergyman and Wilson's minister to the Netherlands during the war, and a serious fisherman; these 1901 tales are the American outdoors written by someone who knew the country and did not sentimentalize the men in it. Fifty-three plates by painters including Winslow Homer and Albert Bierstadt carry the same water and woodland world the stories inhabit, from the Saguenay to the Columbia.
Stories of men in the woods and on the water: a Canadian guide, a trout stream, a keeper of a lighthouse, a boy and a canoe — and in each one a governing passion that decides everything. Van Dyke was a Princeton professor, a clergyman and Wilson's minister to the Netherlands during the war, and a...
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Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) was an American clergyman, professor, and writer. He served as pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City and later as professor of English literature at Princeton University. His works include the story collections The Ruling Passion and The Blue Flower.
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) was an American clergyman, professor, and writer. He served as pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City and later as professor of English literature at Princeton University. His works include the story collections The Ruling Passion and The Blue Flower.
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