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Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "Ladies and gentlemen, if you will kindly give me your attention for a few moments I will be happy to introduce to your favorable notice an entertainer of world-wide fame who will,...

Joe Strong, the Boy Fish; or, Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank Bass drums were booming, snare drums were rattling, above them sounded the shrill notes of the bugles. There was the rumble of big-wheeled wagons, now and then an elephant trumpeted or a...

Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck A number of years ago the author of this story set out to depict life among the boys of a great city, and especially among those who had to make their own way in the...

Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures * * * * * Major Joseph Tilden was in his time one of the most famous Bohemians and epicureans of the Pacific Coast. Ever since his death his many friends have been trying to learn the culinary secrets...

Joe Wayring at Home; or, The Adventures of a Fly-RodI AM called Old Durability; but for fear my name may prove misleading, and cause those of my readers who are not acquainted with me to fall into the error of supposing that I am...

Joe Wilson and His Mates Transcribers Note: This etext was entered twice (manually) and electronically compared, by Alan R. Light This method assures a low rate of errors in the textoften lower than in the original. Special thanks go to Gary M. Johnson, of...

Joe's Luck; Or, Always Wide AwakeJoe Mason was alone in the world. A year previous he had lost his father, his only remaining parent, and when the fathers affairs were settled and funeral expenses paid there was found to be just five dollars left,...

Joel Chandler Harris' life of Henry W. Grady including his writings and speechesIT is within the bounds of entire accuracy to say that the death of no man ever created a deeper and more universal sorrow than that which responded to the announcement that...

Joel Sormensuo: Kertomus nykyajaltaIs murensi taasen leip liemeen ja si ripesti nlkns, mutta Joelille ei illallinen maistunut. Jonkun kerran hrpttyn lmmint lient palan paineeksi, herkesi hn symst. Itisen kysymys kuohui ja temmelti hnen ajatuksissaan, toisin tuokioin masentaen, toisin tuokioin kiihdytten, mutta aina vliin pyrkien...

Joel: A Boy of GalileeIn this volume, it has been the purpose of the author to present to children, through "Joel," as accurate a picture of the times of the Christ as has been given to older readers through "Ben Hur." With this in...

Joffre and His ArmyThis book is intended as a presentation card to the French army. It is a plain story for plain people, and there has been a deliberate avoidance of any technicalities. In it you will find references to the leading figures in...

Johan Doxa: Vier herinneringen aan een Brabantschen GothiekerJohan Doxa, de vader, verkocht speelgoed in de Zespenningstraat, een grijze wijk van nauwe steegjes, midden in de Lage Stad. Hij had er een smal winkeltje met een gebroken drempelzuil, een vunzigen gang en een groen-houten hekje,...

Johan Tobias Beckin elämäkertaVuoden 1800 kummankin puolen esiintyivt vallinneen jrkeisuskon hedelmt kaikkien nhtville. Kirkot olivat tyhjentyneet, seurakunnat ja vallassaolijat ylnkatsoivat uskontoa ja etupss luonnollisesti sen edustajia, pappeja ja kirkkoa. Etenkin Pohjois-Saksassa toivoivat monet, ett kristinusko oli muutamien vuosien kuluttua kokonaan hviv maailmasta. Samaa ennustivat...

Johann Sebastian BachCompared with the unimaginable richness of his inner life as the overpowering volume and splendor of his works reveal it, Bachs day-to-day existence seems almost pedestrian. It had none of the drama and spectacular conflicts that marked the careers of men like...

Johann Sebastian Bach : The story of the boy who sang in the streetsThis house stands in the town of Eisenach in Germany. It looks very much the same today as it did when Sebastian was a little boy. Many people go there to...

Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work Many years ago I determined to give the public an account of the life of Johann Sebastian Bach, with some reflections upon his genius and his works. The brief article by Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach4 and...

Johann Sebastian Bach: The Organist and His Works for the OrganWe have seen to what an early period of Bach's life his first free compositions revert; perhaps of still earlier origin are the works which the Chorales inspired in him. Liturgical in character, and...

Johanna d'Arc: Kertomus hänen elämästään ja marttyrikuolemastaanSaadaksemme oikean mielipiteen etevst historiallisesta henkilst, tulee hnt arvostella oman aikansa nkkannalta, ei nykyajan. Monen jaloimmankin henkiln luonne nytt vhemmn ansiokkaalta, kun myhempin aikakausien tutkimus esitt hnen tekonsa selvemmss valossa, mutta tuskin on nelj-, viisisataa vuotta sitten ollut...

Johannes KalvinOli elokuu vuonna 1536 Geneven kaupungissa, kauniin Sveitsin alppijrven lounaiskolkassa. Sinne oli saapunut matkustaja, joka aikoi Baseliin ja poikkesi majataloon yksi. Hnen tarkotuksensa oli jo seuraavana aamuna jatkaa matkaansa, Vaikka vasta 27-vuotias, oli hn jo kuuluisa kirjailija ja hnen nimens senthden laajalti tunnettu...

Johdanto Suomen kirjallishistoriaanTieteiden sislt ei voida johdantoin kautta iknkun edeltksin nytt tahi ulkoapin kertoa, millainen se on. Se opitaan ja ksitetn ainoasti kunki tieteen tydellisest esityksest ja kokonaisesta menosta alusta loppuun asti. Toista oikotiet tieteiden tuntemiseen ei lydy. Jo yleinen tapa johdannoilla varustaa suurempia...