COMPANIONABLE
BOOKS
BY
HENRY VAN DYKE
“What is this reading, which I must learn,” asked Adam, “and what is it like?”
“It is something beyond gardening,” answered Raphael, “and at times you will find it a heavy task. But at its best it will be like listening through your eyes; and you shall hear the flowers laugh, the trees talk, and the stars sing.”
Solomon Singlewitz—The Life of Adam
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1922
Copyright, 1922, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
Copyright, 1920, by HARPER BROTHERS
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