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Barr's volumes of short stories were often written with an ironic twist in the story with a witty, appealing narrator telling the story. As the detective stories were in evidence, Barr was very successful. We selected seven tales of crime and mystery from this author for your appreciation. - An Alpine Divorce - "And the Rigour of the Game" - Gentlemen: The King! - The Hour and the Man - The Man Who was not on the Passenger List - Which Was the Murderer? - Not According to the Code
Robert Barr (16 September 1849 - 21 October 1912 was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland.Barr emigrated with his parents to Upper Canada at age four and was educated in Toronto at Toronto Normal School. Barr became a teacher and eventual headmaster of the Central School of Windsor, Ontario. While he had that job he began to contribute short stories-often based on personal experiences-to the Detroit Free Press. In 1876 Barr quit his teaching position to become a staff member of that publication, in which his contributions were published with the pseudonym "Luke Sharp." This nom de plume was derived from the time he attended school in Toronto. At that time he would pass on his daily commute a shop sign marked, "Luke Sharpe, Undertaker", a combination of words Barr considered amusing in their incongruity. Barr was promoted by the Detroit Free Press, eventually becoming its news editor.
This Robert Barr collection is formatted to the highest digital standards. The edition incorporates an interactive table of contents, footnotes and other information relevant to the content which makes the reading experience meticulously organized and enjoyable. Detective Stories The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist Parody of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag Stories of Revenge! An Alpine Divorce Which Was The Murderer? A Dynamite Explosion An Electrical Slip The Vengeance of the Dead Over The Stelvio Pass The Hour and the Man "And the Rigour of the Game" . . . Face and the Mask The Woman of Stone The Chemistry of Anarchy The...
The twelve selected stories by Canadian author Robert Barr are accompanied by his essay "How to Write a Short Story." Published in English.
This edition includes: Detective Stories The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist Parody of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag Stories of Revenge! An Alpine Divorce Which Was The Murderer? A Dynamite Explosion An Electrical Slip The Vengeance of the Dead Over The Stelvio Pass The Hour and the Man "And the Rigour of the Game" . . . Face and the Mask The Woman of Stone The Chemistry of Anarchy The Fear of It The Metamorphoses of Johnson The Reclamation of Joe Hollends The Type-Written Letter A New Explosive The Great Pegram Mystery Playing With Marked Cards . . . Other Short Stories The Count's Apology Converted An Invitation The Lo...
This carefully crafted ebook: "ROBERT BARR Ultimate Collection: 20 Novels & 65+ Detective Stories (Including Eugéne Valmont Mysteries & The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Detective Stories The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist Parody of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag Stories of Revenge! An Alpine Divorce Which Was The Murderer? A Dynamite Explosion An Electrical Slip The Vengeance of the Dead Over The Stelvio Pass The Hour and the Man "And the Rigour of the Game" . . . Face and the Mask The Woman of Stone The Chemistry of Anarchy The Fear of It ...
Robert Barr (16 September 1849 - 21 October 1912[1]) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories Thirteen short stories by one of the most famous writers in his day. Robert Barr was a British Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. In London of the 1890s Barr became a more prolific author - publishing a book a year - and was familiar with many of the best selling authors of his day, including Bret Harte and Stephen Crane. Most of his literary output was of the crime genre, then quite in vogue. When Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories were becoming well known, Barr published in the Idler the first Holmes parody, "The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs" (1892), a spoof that was continued a decade later in another Barr story,
This unique thriller collection includes: Face and the Mask Death Cometh Soon or Late The Woman of Stone The Chemistry of Anarchy The Fear of It The Metamorphoses of Johnson The Reclamation of Joe Hollends The Type-Written Letter The Doom of London The Predicament of De Plonville A New Explosive The Great Pegram Mystery High Stakes "Where Ignorance Is Bliss" The Departure of Cub Mclean Old Number Eighty-Six Playing With Marked Cards The Bruiser's Courtship The Raid On Mellish Striking Back Crandall's Choice The Failure of Bradley Ringamy's Convert A Slippery Customer The Sixth Bench Revenge! An Alpine Divorce Which Was The Murderer? A Dynamite Explosion An Electrical Slip The Vengeance of th...
Robert Barr (16 September 1849 - 21 October 1912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland.
"The Face and the Mask" by Robert Barr is a collection of short stories from the Canadian writer. The volume contains: The Woman of Stone, The Chemistry of Anarchy, The Fear of It, The Metamorphoses of Johnson, The Reclamation of Joe Hollends, The Type-written Letter, The Doom of London, Why London, Warned, Was Unprepared, The Coincidence That Came at Last, The American Who Wanted to Sell, The American Sees Sir John, How the Smoke Held Down the Fog, The Train With Its Trail of the Dead, The Predicament of De Plonville, A New Explosive, The Great Pegram Mystery, Death Cometh Soon or Late, High Stakes, Where Ignorance is Bliss, The Departure of Cub Mclean, Old Number Eighty-six, Playing With Marked Cards, The Bruiser's Courtship, The Raid on Mellish, Striking Back, Crandall's Choice, The Failure of Bradley, Ringamy's Convert, A Slippery Customer, and The Sixth Bench.