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The Spirit of Christmas

by Henry Van Dyke

A short Christmas book by American author, educator, and clergyman Henry Van Dyke, including a short story, two essays, and two prayers for the season.

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English

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English

Published In

1905

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Henry Van Dyke

United States

Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. was an American author, educator, diplomat, and clergyman. Van Dyke was born on November 10, 1852, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. The younger Henry van Dyke graduated from Po...

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