Boy LifeIVReading editionChapter navigation40 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterBOY LIFEWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSHARPER'S MODERN SERIESBOY LIFEILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTIONIHOW PONY BAKER CAME PRETTY NEAR RUNNING OFF WITH A CIRCUSTHE CIRCUS MAGICIANJIM LEONARD'S HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPEIITHE TOWNEARLIEST MEMORIESHOME LIFETHE RIVERSWIMMINGSKATINGMANNERS AND CUSTOMSGIRLSMOTHERSA BROTHERA FRIENDIII MARBLESA MEAN TRICKTOPSKITESTHE BUTLER GUARDSPETSINDIANSGUNSNUTTINGTHE FIRE-ENGINESIVTHE TRAVELLING CIRCUSPASSING SHOWSTHE THEATRE COMES TO TOWNTHE WORLD OPENED BY BOOKSVTHE LAST OF A BOY'S TOWNPrevious chapter ←THE FIRE-ENGINESNext chapter →THE TRAVELLING CIRCUSAll chapters and sections (40)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsBOY LIFEWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSHARPER'S MODERN SERIESBOY LIFEILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTIONChapters1Other sectionsHOW PONY BAKER CAME PRETTY NEAR RUNNING OFF WITH A CIRCUSTHE CIRCUS MAGICIANJIM LEONARD'S HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPEChapters2Other sectionsTHE TOWNEARLIEST MEMORIESHOME LIFETHE RIVERSWIMMINGSKATINGMANNERS AND CUSTOMSGIRLSMOTHERSA BROTHERA FRIENDChapters3Other sectionsA MEAN TRICKTOPSKITESTHE BUTLER GUARDSPETSINDIANSGUNSNUTTINGTHE FIRE-ENGINESChapters4Other sectionsTHE TRAVELLING CIRCUSPASSING SHOWSTHE THEATRE COMES TO TOWNTHE WORLD OPENED BY BOOKSChapters5Other sectionsTHE LAST OF A BOY'S TOWNGLIMPSES OF THE LARGER WORLD← THE FIRE-ENGINESTHE TRAVELLING CIRCUS →