author
Joseph Triemens
Best known for a compact 1910 reference book packed with practical advice, trivia, and everyday know-how, this early 20th-century compiler created a snapshot of what people once wanted close at hand. The result is part household guide, part curiosity cabinet, and still fun to browse today.
1 Audiobook
The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference
by Joseph Triemens
About the author
Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from reliable online sources. The clearest thread is the book itself: The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing: A Manual of Ready Reference, a wide-ranging reference work first published in the early 20th century and now preserved by Project Gutenberg and audiobook archives.
Library and audiobook listings consistently connect the book with Joseph Trienens rather than the spelling Joseph Triemens, and some catalog pages give a birth year of 1863. Because the available sources are sparse and not always consistent, it is safest to describe him as an early 20th-century American compiler or publisher associated with practical reference writing.
What survives most vividly is the work's tone and purpose. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing gathers etiquette, household advice, facts, remedies, and general information into one ready-reference volume, offering modern listeners a revealing time capsule of everyday knowledge from its era.