Project Gutenberg 2011-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 238 Van Dyke, Henry 1852 1933 Dyke, Henry Van Dyke, Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Henry I. Van Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green 1871 1954 Green, Elizabeth Shippen The Mansion Produced by Jen Haines, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Mansion" by Henry Van Dyke is a philosophical short story written in the early 20th century. This poignant narrative explores themes of wealth, self-worth, and the true meaning of success through its main character, John Weightman, a self-made man entangled in the expectations of societal status and material wealth. The story delves into the contrast between earthly aspirations and spiritual fulfillment. The plot follows John Weightman, a prosperous banker, who has devoted his life to building a grand reputation and empire based on principles of financial prudence. As he navigates his relationships with his son Harold and his own values, Weightman is struck by a moment of realization after a mysterious encounter following his death. He envisions a journey to a heavenly realm, where he anticipates the magnificent mansion promised to him. However, upon arrival, he is confronted with the stark difference between his expectations and the reality of a modest hut that represents the sum of his true life's work—revealing that his earthly investments were not accrued from genuine love and selflessness. The story ultimately showcases a profound lesson about the nature of true riches and the importance of acts of kindness driven purely by love rather than for profit or recognition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38312/38312-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories Christian life -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Christian fiction Future life -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 83683 2025-06-15T14:12:32.728711 text/html 81349 2011-12-15T14:31:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 807189 2011-12-15T14:31:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 940646 2025-06-15T14:12:35.237678 application/epub+zip 939316 2025-06-15T14:12:33.310721 application/epub+zip 94054 2025-06-15T14:12:33.008689 application/epub+zip 981651 2025-06-15T14:12:36.883675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968801 2025-06-15T14:12:34.932691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124981 2022-09-17T13:14:22.932456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70407 2025-06-15T14:12:32.524678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70300 2011-12-15T14:31:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 27861 2011-12-15T14:31:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 70291 2011-12-15T14:31:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27843 2011-12-15T14:31:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22953 2025-06-15T14:12:37.035660 application/rdf+xml 22463 2025-06-15T14:12:33.088681 image/jpeg 3204 2025-06-15T14:12:33.048695 image/jpeg 809658 2025-06-15T14:12:32.768681 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia