"Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things" by Henry Van Dyke. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Henry Van Dyke. Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
Table of Contents
FISHERMAN'S LUCK
THE THRILLING MOMENT
TALKABILITY
A PRELUDE AND THEME WITH VARIATIONS
I. PRELUDE—ON AN OLD, FOOLISH MAXIM
II. THEME—ON A SMALL, USEFUL VIRTUE
III. VARIATIONS—ON A PLEASANT PHRASE FROM MONTAIGNE
A WILD STRAWBERRY
LOVERS AND LANDSCAPE
A FATAL SUCCESS
A NORWEGIAN HONEYMOON
WHO OWNS THE MOUNTAINS?
A LAZY, IDLE BROOK
I. A CASUAL INTRODUCTION
II. A BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
III. THE SECRETS OF INTIMACY
THE OPEN FIRE
I. LIGHTING UP
II. THE CAMP-FIRE
III. THE COOKING-FIRE
IV. THE SMUDGE-FIRE
V. THE LITTLE FRIENDSHIP-FIRE
VI. ALTARS OF REMEMBRANCE
A SLUMBER SONG FOR THE FISHERMAN'S CHILD
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Henry Van Dyke
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Of all the banquets that have ever been given upon earth, that is the one in which I would rather have had a share.
But it is now time that we should return to our fishing. And let us observe with gratitude that almost all of the pleasures that are connected with this pursuit—its accompaniments and variations, which run along with the tune and weave an embroidery of delight around it—have an accidental and gratuitous quality about them. They are not to be counted upon beforehand. They are like something that is thrown into a purchase by a generous and open-handed dealer, to make us pleased with our bargain and inclined to come back to the same shop.
