Ballou, Robert O. (Robert Oleson) 1892-1977

Overview

Works:	62 works in 199 publications in 1 language and 6,214 library holdings
Genres:	Sacred works Criticism, interpretation, etc Sonnets Pictorial works Illustrated works Poetry Biography‡vApocryphal and legendary literature Bibliography Lyric poetry History
Roles:	Editor, Author, Author of introduction, Other, Correspondent
Classifications:	PR2848.A2, 821.3

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Robert O Ballou

George Dillon Papers by George Dillon( )
DuBose Heyward papers by DuBose Heyward( )
Robert O. Ballou correspondence by Robert O Ballou( )
Letters : to Lester Douglas by Lester Douglas( )
The fifteen first books of Robert O. Ballou publisher( Book )

[Letter] 1933 Jan. 3, Montrose, Calif. [to] Robert O. Ballou by John Steinbeck( )
by George Dillon( )

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Most widely held works by Robert O Ballou

The Bible of the world by Robert O Ballou( Book )

30 editions published between 1934 and 1973 in English and held by 1,155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The scriptural essence of eight great living source religions." - Introd

World Bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

26 editions published between 1944 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 903 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Representative selections from Hindu, Confucianist, Taoist, Mohammedan, Buddhist, Judeo-Christian, and Zoroastrian sacred writings, chosen to convey the fundamental tenets and essence of each religion

William James on psychical research by William James( Book )

19 editions published between 1960 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 899 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Shinto, the unconquered enemy; Japan's doctrine of racial superiority and world conquest by Robert O Ballou( Book )

6 editions published between 1945 and 1954 in English and held by 500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sonnets by William Shakespeare( Book )

2 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 446 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This new edition focuses on the Sonnets as poetry - sometimes strikingly individual poems, but often subtly interlinked in thematic, imagistic and other groupings. Gwynne Evans and Anthony Hecht also address the many questions that cast a veil of mystery over the genesis of the Sonnets: to what extent are they autobiographical? What is the nature of the 'love', strongly expressed, between the 'poet', the 'youth' and the 'Dark Lady'? Can they, apart from the poet, be Identified? Who is the 'rival poet'? When were the Sonnets written and in what order? What were the circumstances surrounding their publication?

Roll, Jordan, roll by Julia Mood Peterkin( Book )

3 editions published between 1933 and 1934 in English and held by 389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bamboo hospital : the story of a missionary family in Burma by Katherine L Read( Book )

5 editions published in 1961 in English and Undetermined and held by 276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Dr. Albert Henderson and his wife went to Burma as medical missionaries in 1893. ... This is the story of their work---both medical and Christian---written by their eldest daughter who was born there in the Burmese jungle and baptised by a Shan minister in the muddy waters of a local river. Laughter and adventure run all through the narrative; and the story of dogged perseverance and faith, of the development of the hospital, orphanage and clinics, is enlivened with picturesque details of daily life in Burma; ..."--Dust jacket flap

The nature of religion by Robert O Ballou( Book )

3 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The other Jesus : a narrative based on apocryphal stories not included in the Bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

5 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of the Council on Books in Wartime, 1942-1946 by Council on Books in Wartime( Book )

6 editions published in 1946 in English and held by 176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The living Bible; a shortened version for modern readers based on the King James translation( Book )

2 editions published in 1952 in English and held by 168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sonnets of William Shakespeare : with the famous Temple Notes and an introduction by Robert O. Ballou by William Shakespeare( Book )

9 editions published between 1961 and 1980 in English and held by 154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A compilation of his sonnets with the famous Temple notes

The sonnets of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare( Book )

2 editions published between 1961 and 1978 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the full text of the sonnets of English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616), provided by the Electronic Literature Foundation

A shortened arrangement of the Holy Bible : Revised Standard Version( Book )

2 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Viking portable library world bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

6 editions published between 1944 and 1967 in English and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This He believed; the religion of Jesus of Nazareth as revealed by readings from the Old and New Testaments and other sources( Book )

3 editions published in 1959 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Where do I go from here? The life story of a forger by Roger Benton( Book )

2 editions published in 1936 in English and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The glory of God; a letter to my son by Robert O Ballou( Book )

3 editions published in 1938 in English and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Typescript, signed, with author's holograph corrections and printer's notations

The pocket world bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

5 editions published between 1948 and 1964 in English and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This I believe, a letter to my son by Robert O Ballou( Book )

2 editions published in 1938 in English and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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