Download or read book 7 best short stories by Robert Barr written by Robert Barr and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Selected Stories of Robert Barr written by Robert Barr and published by Canadian Short Story Library. This book was released on 1977 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelve selected stories by Canadian author Robert Barr are accompanied by his essay "How to Write a Short Story." Published in English.
Download or read book Selected Stories of Robert Barr Edited and with an Introduction by John Parr written by Robert Barr and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Collected Works of Robert Barr written by Robert Barr and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 5950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Long Ladder "Gentlemen: The King!" The Hour-Glass In a Steamer Chair Mrs. Tremain A Society for the Reformation of Poker Players The Terrible Experience of Plodkins A Case of Fever How the Captain Got His Steamer Out Miss McMillan "How Finley McGillis Held the Pier" How to Write a Short Story . . . Novels Tekla In the Midst of Alarms From Whose Bourne One Day's Courtship The Herald's of Fame The Strong Arm A Woman Intervenes A Prince of Good Fellows The O'Ruddy, A Romance (with Stephen Crane) A Rock in the Baltic The Measure of the Rule The Sword Maker Young Lord Stranleigh Lord Stranleigh Abroad Lady Eleanor: Lawbreaker Cardillac A Chicago Princess Over the Border The Victors Literary Article "Canadian literature" Robert Barr (1849–1912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. His famous detective character Eugéne Valmont, fashioned after Sherlock Holmes, is said to be the inspiration behind Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot.
Download or read book The Unchanging East written by Robert Barr and published by Boston : L.C. Page. This book was released on 1900 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Face and the Mask written by Robert Barr and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1894 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lurine, was pretty, petite, and eighteen. She had a nice situation at the Pharmacie de Siam, in the Rue St. Honore. She had no one dependent upon her, and all the money she earned was her own. Her dress was of cheap material perhaps, but it was cut and fitted with that daintiness of perfection which seems to be the natural gift of the Parisienne, so that one never thought of the cheapness, but admired only the effect, which was charming. She was book-keeper and general assistant at the Pharmacie, and had a little room of her own across the Seine, in the Rue de Lille."
Download or read book ROBERT BARR Ultimate Collection 20 Novels 65 Detective Stories written by Robert Barr and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-05-29 with total page 6913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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 Long Ladder "Gentlemen: The King!" The Hour-Glass In a Steamer Chair Mrs. Tremain A Society for the Reformation of Poker Players The Terrible Experience of Plodkins A Case of Fever How the Captain Got His Steamer Out Miss McMillan "How Finley McGillis Held the Pier" How to Write a Short Story . . . Novels Tekla In the Midst of Alarms From Whose Bourne One Day's Courtship The Herald's of Fame The Strong Arm A Woman Intervenes A Prince of Good Fellows The O'Ruddy, A Romance (with Stephen Crane) A Rock in the Baltic The Measure of the Rule The Sword Maker Young Lord Stranleigh Lord Stranleigh Abroad Lady Eleanor: Lawbreaker Cardillac A Chicago Princess Over the Border The Victors Literary Article "Canadian literature" Robert Barr (1849–1912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. His famous detective character Eugéne Valmont, fashioned after Sherlock Holmes, is said to be the inspiration behind Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot.
Download or read book The absent minded coterie written by Robert Barr and published by Les Editions de Londres. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The absent-minded coterie” is a crime short story written in 1906 by Scottish writer Robert Barr. It features French detective Eugène Valmont, born out of a compilation of short stories titled “The triumphs of Eugène Valmont”, originally published in 1904 and 1905 in the Saturday Evening Post. The story tells of a cunning scam devised by crooked counterfeiters. Of course, Valmont will eventually discover the truth. The absent-minded coterie is widely recognised as one of the best crime short stories of the time. A gem of a book!
Download or read book Revenge written by Robert Barr and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1899 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours. John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other. This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own. Doubtless there exists in this world precisely the right woman for any given man to marry and vice versa; but when you consider that a human being has the opportunity of being acquainted with only a few hundred people, and out of the few hundred that there are but a dozen or less whom he knows intimately, and out of the dozen, one or two friends at most, it will easily be seen, when we remember the number of millions who inhabit this world, that probably, since the earth was created, the right man has never yet met the right woman."
Download or read book The Victors a romance of yesterday morning this afternoon written by Robert Barr and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Barr's 'The Victors; a romance of yesterday morning & this afternoon' offers a seamless interweaving of time periods, merging the historical with the contemporary in a romantic narrative that explores the enduring nature of love and victory. DigiCat Publishing's commitment to honoring literary legacies shines through in this carefully reproduced edition, bringing Barr's eloquent prose and vivid storytelling to a new generation. The novel's narrative structure deftly navigates between epochs, reflecting Barr's skilled manipulation of theme and language, and situates the work within the broader canon of classic world literature, alongside the romantic works that explore the dichotomy of time and passion. Robert Barr (1849-1912), a prolific author and journalist of Scottish origin, displayed in his extensive oeuvre a fascination with historical settings and an astute understanding of human emotions. Drawing upon his own experiences and keen observations, Barr crafted stories that were both reflective and forward-thinking, making 'The Victors' a quintessential piece in his literary mosaic. This endeavor by DigiCat Publishing enhances Barr's visibility, ensuring that his insights and the literary quality of his work continue to resonate with readers. 'The Victors' comes highly recommended for lovers of classic romance and historical fiction. Readers will find themselves transported by Barr's rich character development and his evocative manipulation of temporal settings. This edition by DigiCat Publishing not only immortalizes Barr's narrative artistry but also serves as a testament to the timeless appeal of well-crafted literature. It is a compelling read that promises to engage the intellect, stir the emotions, and satisfy those with an appreciation for literary refinement.
Download or read book Young Lord Stranleigh written by Robert Barr and published by London : Ward, Lock, [190-?]. This book was released on 1908 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outlaw Tales of Oklahoma written by Robert Barr Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Oklahoma 2, with compelling legends of the Sooner State's most despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlaws.
Download or read book In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories 1892 by written by Robert Barr and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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,
Download or read book The Last Hurrah of the James Younger Gang written by Robert Barr Smith and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So small it had only one bank, so quiet no citizens carried guns. Hard-working, peaceful Northfield, Minnesota, was an orderly yet busy mill-town in the heart of prosperous farm country. On a serene autumn Tuesday in 1876, local shopkeepers, farmers, and citizenry went about their normal routines, little realizing that the infamous and deadly James-Younger gang had designs on tiny Northfield. The experienced robbers planned to target the single bank, which held the hard-earned money of the townsfolk. Jesse and Frank James and the Younger brothers had never experienced defeat. During a wild gun battle that raged between the outlaws and the bankmen up and down the town’s main street, two unarmed townsfolk were murdered. Northfield’s angered populace fought back. The townspeople killed two members of the James-Younger gang and wounded several more. The remaining bandits fled but were pursued across southwestern Minnesota by a posse that gradually grew to more than a thousand men. In Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang, Robert Barr Smith debunks the James-Younger "Robin Hood" image and shows that the real heroes of the Northfield raid were the ordinary people--the bankers who protected their depositors at their own risk, the townspeople who pitched in to chase the gang from town, and the posse members who pursued and triumphed over the retreating remnants of the gang.
Download or read book To the Last Cartridge written by Robert Barr Smith and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Rock in the Baltic written by Robert Barr and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Download or read book Gentlemen The King written by Robert Barr and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1897 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "Gentlemen: The King!" is a short story where Count Staumn and company decide upon the fate of the king. Robert Barr was born on 16th September 1849 in Glasgow, Scotland, but he and his parents emigrated to Upper Canada when he was just four years old. He attended Toronto Normal School to train as a teacher and this career path led him to become headmaster of the Central School of Windsor, Ontario. During his time as a headteacher he began to contribute short stories to the Detroit Free Press, a publication for whom he left the teaching profession to become a staff member in 1876. He wrote for them under the pseudonym "Luke Sharp", a name he found amusing on a sign reading "Luke Sharpe, Undertaker" that he used to pass on his daily commute to work. He eventually rose to the position of news editor at the publication. In 1881 he left Canada for London to establish a weekly English edition of the Detroit Free Press. He remained in England to found The Idler, a monthly magazine he collaborated on with the popular humourist Jerome K. Jerome. Robert Barr died from heart disease on October 21, 1912, at his home in Woldingham, a small village to the south-east of London.
