The Mansion

Name: The Mansion
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Henry Van Dyke
ISBN: 9781669600114

Author: Henry Van Dyke

Narrator: Bryson Walker, Leslie, Jarrus, Jesica

Unabridged: 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Walkercrest

Published: 10/27/2021

Categories: Fiction, Christian Fiction, Religious, Seasonal Fiction

Synopsis

John Weightman has carefully and responsibly accumulated material wealth.Indeed, he has built a respectable name and a respectable mansion here on earth.But what has he built in heaven?Jesus said, “In my Father’s house are many mansions.” In this story, Henry van Dyke invites us to go along with John Weightman to see what the mansions look like in heaven, and who shall inherit them.Praise for Henry van Dyke and The Mansion:"So beautiful, so true, so full of the Christmas spirit." --Harper's New Monthly Magazine “Every Christmas I read The Mansion by Henry van Dyke. It’s message always touches my heart.” -- Thomas S. Monson, former president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "An architect of happiness." --Helen KellerA classic similar to Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

About Henry Van Dyke

Henry Van Dyke (1928-2011) was born in Allegan, Michigan, and grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, where his parents were professors at Alabama State College. He served in the Army in occupied Germany, playing flute in the 427th Marching Band. There he abandoned his early ambition to become a concert pianist and began to write. In 1958, after attending the University of Michigan on the G.I. Bill and living in Ann Arbor, he moved to New York, where he spent the rest of his life. Henry taught creative writing part-time at Kent State University from 1969 until his retirement in 1993, and was the author of four novels, including Blood of Strawberries, a sequel to Ladies of the Rachmaninoff Eyes.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karisa on January 12, 2011

The prophet of my church reads this book every Christmas (along with A Christmas Carol and the various nativity accounts from the scriptures), so I thought I'd give The Mansion a try. What an inspiring read! And it's very quick too. It's about true service-- helping others without worrying about a r......more

Goodreads review by thethousanderclub on May 31, 2013

Adam C. Zern shares his thoughts . . . "At a recent Christmas Devotional, the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas S. Monson, listed three works that he reads each year around Christmas-time: The Gospel According to Luke, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and The M......more

Goodreads review by Dan on February 10, 2011

I'm a little torn, reviewing a 100-year-old novelette. On the one hand, the book is written in broad strokes, with poor characterization, and only seems to exist to teach a lesson with the subtlety of Aesop. On the other, the book was written specifically to explain this idea, and the "reveal" is ac......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on December 10, 2011

Thomas Monson, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints, spoke at the churches Christmas Devotional a few days ago. He told us the stories he reads every year before Christmas. The Mansion is one of those books he reads each year. The story is about John Weightman, who gives......more