Complete edition of The Mansion by Henry van Dyke with 18 more of his short stories and many illustrations. Originally published as The Unknown Quantity: a book of romance and some half-told tales, it is a great treasury of wholesome tales for young and old. "They are like etchings in which more is suggested than is in the picture. For this reason they are called Half-Told Tales, in the hope that they may mean to the reader more than they say." All students of thought should get this historic book. This 1913 edition is provided in a slim volume with full text at an affordable price. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE 4 THE WEDDING-RING 5 MESSENGERS AT THE WINDOW 11 THE COUNTERSIGN OF THE CRADLE 16 HALF-TOLD TALES: THE KEY OF THE TOWER 23 HALF-TOLD TALES: THE RIPENING OF THE FRUIT 25 HALF-TOLD TALES: THE KING'S JEWEL 28 THE MUSIC-LOVER 31 HUMORESKE 35 HALF-TOLD TALES: AN OLD GAME 46 HALF-TOLD TALES: THE UNRULY SPRITE 48 HALF-TOLD TALES: A CHANGE OF AIR 52 THE NIGHT CALL 55 THE EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYER 65 THE RETURN OF THE CHARM 74 HALF-TOLD TALES: BEGGARS UNDER THE BUSH 78 HALF-TOLD TALES: STRONGHOLD 81 HALF-TOLD TALES: IN THE ODOUR OF SANCTITY 85 THE SAD SHEPHERD 91 THE MANSION 102