Beside Lake Beautiful by William A. Quayle

Review: Beside Lake Beautiful by William A. Quayle

Many of you know I spend a lot of my free time at the Great Lakes where I commune with nature. 

Well, I was searching the shelves of one of my favorite bookstores a few weeks back and stumbled upon a copy of the antiquarian book Beside Lake Beautiful by William A. Quayle. I pulled it from the shelf and leafed through it and could not put it back down. So, I purchased it. 

As you can see, this 1914 book has a well-worn hardcover. It's a  forest green cloth. The top edges are gilt and there is a sailboat design stamped in gilt on the front cover. 

William A. Quayle was an outdoorsman and in this book, he describes experiences with God in nature at a midwestern lakeside retreat.

What really caught my eye was that in addition to the text are illustrated B&W photograph reproductions of forest and lakeside scenes.

I am often taking photographs of the places we journey to and the Great Lake offers many fascinating views. 

About the Author

William Alfred Quayle (1860-1925) served as a Methodist minister and Bishop, and he also became president of Baker University, in Kansas.