Project Gutenberg 2015-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 141 James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) 1860 James, George Payne Rainsford The Little Ball O' Fire; or, the Life and Adventures of John Marston Hall The Works of G. P. R. James, Vol. XV. Reading ease score: 49.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Transcribed by Charles Bowen from page images provided by Google Books and Oxford University. "The Little Ball O' Fire; or, the Life and Adventures of John Marston Hall" by G. P. R. James is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around John Marston Hall, a young boy whose life intertwines with the tumultuous events of the English Civil War. The narrative explores themes of loyalty, adventure, and the impact of war on one’s moral compass as the boy grows amidst conflict, loss, and his father’s military pursuits. The opening of the novel introduces us to Captain Hall, John’s father, whose loyalty to the royal cause leads him into the heart of the civil war. Following his mother’s death during John’s infancy, the father-son duo faces escalating hardships due to the war. As a child, John is thrust into military life, witnessing battles, the brutal realities of conflict, and ultimately the loss of his father. The narrative depicts John's transformation from a carefree youth to a keen observer of warfare, setting the stage for his ensuing adventures and struggles, as he navigates a world defined by strife, treachery, and his own fiery spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1113540 1104434 2025-02-20T03:50:18.429541 2023-09-21T10:56:23.246850 text/html text/html 1108905 2015-07-18T09:34:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 701467 2015-07-18T09:35:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 746012 2025-02-20T03:50:32.795455 application/epub+zip 769909 2025-02-20T03:50:22.960571 application/epub+zip 490876 2025-02-20T03:50:21.076497 application/epub+zip 1012545 2025-02-20T03:50:40.518420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953270 2025-02-20T03:50:31.373503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697959 2022-09-22T12:02:33.678202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1054830 1054733 2024-10-20T14:33:22.521043 2023-09-21T10:56:21.892815 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1054701 2015-07-18T09:34:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 383727 2015-07-18T09:35:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19663 2025-02-20T03:50:40.651431 application/rdf+xml 23450 2025-02-20T03:50:21.648522 image/jpeg 4465 2025-02-20T03:50:21.359523 image/jpeg 790472 2025-02-20T03:50:18.528516 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia