Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933 / 2008-06-27 00:00:00

EBOOK THE STORY OF THE OTHER WISE MAN ***


Produced by Michael Gray (Lost_Gamer@comcast.net)


[Illustration - The Other Wise Man Had Found the King]
_THE STORY
OF THE
OTHER WISE MAN_

By
_Henry Van Dyke_

_NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS_

Copyright 1895, 1899, by HARPER & BROTHERS
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_All rights reserved_

_Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul,
May keep the path, but will not reach the goal;
While he who walks in love may wander far,
Yet God will bring him where the blessed are._

Contents
PREFACE
THE SIGN IN THE SKY
BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
FOR THE SAKE OF A LITTLE CHILD
IN THE HIDDEN WAY OF SORROW
A PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

PREFACE

It is now some years since this little story was set afloat on the sea
of books. It is not a man-of-war, nor even a high-sided merchantman;
only a small, peaceful sailing-vessel. Yet it has had rather an
adventurous voyage. Twice it has fallen into the hands of pirates. The
tides have carried it to far countries. It has been passed through the
translator's port of entry into German, French, Armenian, Turkish, and
perhaps some other foreign regions. Once I caught sight of it flying
the outlandish flag of a brand-new phonetic language along the coasts
of France; and once it was claimed by a dealer in antiquities as a
long-lost legend of the Orient.
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