Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performance on Record
by Vance Barnum
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CHAPTER ITHE VANISHING LADY"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, I am sure, not only mystify you but, at the same time, interest you. You have witnessed the death-defying dives of the Demon Discobolus; you have laughed with the comical clowns; you have thrilled with the hurrying horses; and you have gasped at the ponderous pachyderms. Now you are to be shown a trick which has baffled the most profound minds of this or any other city--aye, I may say, of ...
Chapters (55)
- JOE STRONG THE BOY FIRE-EATER
- OR
- THE MOST DANGEROUS PERFORMANCE ON RECORD BY VANCE BARNUM
- Author of "Joe Strong, the Boy Wizard," "Joe Strong and His Wings of Steel," "Joe Strong and His Box of Mystery," etc.
- 1916
- CHAPTER I
- THE VANISHING LADY
- CHAPTER II
- A DANGEROUS SWING
- CHAPTER III
- TOO MANY PEOPLE
- CHAPTER IV
- THE RUSTED WIRE
- CHAPTER V
- A FIRE SENSATION
- CHAPTER VI
- SOMETHING NEW
- CHAPTER VII
- THE PAPER EXPERT
- CHAPTER VIII
- JOE EATS FIRE
- CHAPTER IX
- THE CHEMIST'S LETTER
- CHAPTER X
- THE PET CAT
- CHAPTER XI
- THE RESCUE
- CHAPTER XII
- THE FIRE ACT
- CHAPTER XIII
- A SENSATIONAL DIVE
- CHAPTER XIV
- HEAD FIRST
- CHAPTER XV
- THE SWINDLERS AGAIN
- CHAPTER XVI
- RINGS OF FIRE
- CHAPTER XVII
- THE BROKEN BOTTLE
- CHAPTER XVIII
- A NARROW ESCAPE
- CHAPTER XIX
- JUGGLING WITH FIRE
- CHAPTER XX
- THE BLAZING BANQUET
- CHAPTER XXI
- HAM IS MISSING
- CHAPTER XXII
- A SUDDEN WARNING
- CHAPTER XXIII
- A STRANGE SUMMONS
- CHAPTER XXIV
- THE TRAP IS SET
- CHAPTER XXV
- A BLAZE OF GLORY
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