Robert Barr

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  • Bibliography:
    80 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1872
  • Latest Book:
    August 2016
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Robert Barr (16 September 1849 – 21 October 1912) was a British short story writer and novelist.

Book List in Order: 80 titles

  • An Incident in the Baltic

  • And the Rigour of the Game

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "And the Rigour of the Game" is a short story about a young bank clerk with an intensely domineering fathe...

  • In a Steamer Chair, and Other Stories

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    Robert Barr was a Scottish-Canadian writer who was friends with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and produced notorious parodies of Sherlock Holmes. That said, Barr's best known works were "The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont "and "Revenge "...

  • An Invitation

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "An Invitation" has Lord Archbishop of Treves meeting with the The Countess of Starkenburg, a widow living...

  • A Ladies Man

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The short story "A Ladies Man" depicts life aboard the oceangoing steamer ships around the turn of the las...

  • Mrs. Tremain

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "Mrs. Tremain" is a nautical story by one of the most famous writers in his day. Robert Barr was born on 1...

  • In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories" is a nautical collection of thirteen short stories by one of the mo...

  • The Face and the Mask

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    This eclectic and wide-ranging collection from Scottish-born writer Robert Barr is a diverting and enjoyable read. The tales range from an account of political intrigue among radical leftists, to the story of a young Parisian woman who gets caught up...

  • In The Midst Of Alarms

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    This satirical and witty first novel is a high-spirited account of the 1866 Fenian 'invasion' of Canada near Ridgeway. Adding spice to the novel are the romances of the two leading men, a Toronto professor and an American reporter, who become involve...



  • The Understudy

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Understudy" is a short story telling the tale of an actor who steals the identity of a missing Africa...

  • Converted

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "Converted" follows the story of the Black Baron and his sixteen knights and the awful message from the Ho...

  • Count Konrad's Courtship

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "Count Konrad's Courtship" follows the story of Count Konrad von Hochstaden's courtship with the L...

  • The Count's Apology

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Count's Apology" is a short story following the Count of Winneburg, a bluff and generous-hearted ...

  • Courtship and Fame

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    Trenton has an eye for beauties -- of the countryside.

    Certainly no ladies' man, he is something of an awkward sort, by his own admission. He came from England to view the American landscape, for the sake of art, not love.

    Yet here at ...

  • A Deal on 'Change'

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The short story "A Deal on 'Change'" tells the reader of a Wall Street aristocrat who craftily ens...

  • The Exposure of Lord Stansford

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Exposure of Lord Stansford" is a story of a decayed Peer who hires himself out to attend the parties ...

  • From Whose Bourne

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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • One Day's Courtship

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • Transformation

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Barr's short story "Transformation," tells his audience the tale of an inventive watchmaker, whom extr...



  • The Vengeance of the Dead

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Vengeance of the Dead" has been called a woo-woo tale wherein a disgruntled chap punishes his cousin ...

  • A Woman Intervenes

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    Certainly not. I have no proof. If there had been a witness there, the thing would not have happened. If I could have summoned help, it would not have happened. How could I have any proof of such an outrage?'...

  • Revenge!

    Robert Barr was a Scottish-Canadian writer.Barrs best known works were The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont and Revenge!This edition of Barrs Revenge! includes a table of contents....

  • The Bromley Gibberts Story

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The short story "The Bromley Gibberts Story" tells the reader of an author planning a murder rampage, who ...

  • Out of Thun

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "Out of Thun" tells the story of a young woman collecting marriage proposals when conducting research. Rob...

  • The Shadow of the Greenback

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Shadow of the Greenback" is a short story where under a man's will, the man or men who kill his m...

  • Gentlemen: The King!

    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. R...

  • The Mutable Many

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    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefo...

  • The Ambassador's Pigeons

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The short story "The Ambassador's Pigeons" follows Haziddin, the ambassador on his journey to the myst...

  • The Hour-Glass

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The short story "The Hour-Glass", recounts a surprising history of a special hour-glass. Robert Barr was b...



  • Jennie Baxter, Journalist

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. In "Jennie Baxter Journalist", the reader follows clever Jennie Baxter in her plight to solve mysteries. R...

  • The Long Ladder

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The short story "The Long Ladder", has Heinrich von Richenbach stumbling upon a glorious castle, perhaps o...

  • The Strong Arm

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    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Strong Arm" tells the reader of Count Herbert von Schonburg, who fought bravely for the Crusader caus...

  • The Strong Arm And Others

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    BACK FROM THE CRUSADES

    Count Herbert von Schonburg fought bravely for the Crusader cause against the Saracens in the lands of Palestine. But when the German lord returned to his castle upon word that his father had died, he found it...

  • The Countess Tekla

    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

  • The Countess Tekla

  • Tekla

    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

  • The Victors

    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

  • A Prince of Good Fellows

    Robert Barr was a Scottish-Canadian writer who was friends with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and produced notorious parodies of Sherlock Holmes. That said, Barr's best known works were "The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont "and "Revenge "...

  • A Chicago Princess

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefo...



  • The Mystery Of The Five Hundred Diamonds

    These here shiners are valuable; they belong to my friend who has just gone out. Casting no reflections on the generality of people in this room, there are, never- theless, half a dozen 'crooks' among us whom my friend wishes to avoid. Now, no honest...

  • The Speculations of John Steele

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefo...

  • Absent-Minded Coterie

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • Eugene Valmont: His Triumphs

  • A Rock in the Baltic

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1906 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The adventure-romance novel "A Rock in the Baltic," portrays a young British naval lieutenant, aboard a cr...

  • The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont

    1. The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds2. The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower3. The Clue of the Silver Spoons4. Lord Chizelrigg's Missing Fortune5. The Absent-Minded Coterie6. The Ghost with the Club-Foot7. The Liberation of Wyoming Ed8. Lady Alic...

  • The Measure of the Rule

    The Measure of the Rule is a 1907 coming-of-age novel about a country teacher who migrates to the city to study engineering, but is forced by dint of circumstance to go to a teacher's training college, where he meets his wife-to-be. Written by the on...

  • Cardillac

    Robert Barr (1849-1912) was a British-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. Some of his works include: In the Midst of Alarms, a story of the attempted Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866; A Woman Intervenes, a story of l...

  • The Sword Maker

    This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technolog...



  • Lord Stranleigh Abroad

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1913 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "Lord Stranleigh Abroad" sees Edmund Trevelyan on an adventure aboard a steamship, which at that moment is...

  • Flight of the Red Dog

    The book is a fact-based, fictionalized story of two aviators doing espionage work for US and British intelligence agencies in 1939. Their around-the-world mission is predicated on geodetic survey. The times are poignant, while both the Nazis and Jap...

  • Dark Island

  • The Clue Of The Silver Spoons

    Really, my mind is in such a whirl, I don't know what to think. But it's perfectly absurd to suspect Dacre. If you knew the man you would understand what I mean. He comes of an excellent family, and he is--oh! he is Lionel Dacre, and when you have sa...

  • Lord Chizelrigg's Missing Fortune

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • Dr. Barr's Tales

    Katharine is the child deep within you. She speaks very softly, but you can understand her if you listen closely enough Good fiction is one of the ways in which she expresses her thoughts and feelings, and she tells of marvelous adventures. Here, Dr...

  • The Ambassador's Pigeons, And The Archbishop's Gift

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • And The Rigour Of The Game, And Gentlemen

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • The Bromley Gibberts Story, A Case Of Fever, And Converted

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • Count Konrad's Courtship, And The Count's Apology

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • A Deal On 'Change', And A Dramatic Point

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • A Dynamite Explosion, An Electrical Slip, And The Hour-Glass

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • The Exposure Of Lord Stansford, And The Hour And The Man

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • How The Captain Got His Steamer Out And Other Stories

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • An Invitation, And A Ladies Man

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • The Long Ladder, Miss Mcmillan, And A Modern Samson

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • Mrs. Tremain, My Stowaway, And Purification

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • Out Of Thun, And An Alpine Divorce

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • Over The Stelvio Pass, And The Shadow Of The Greenback

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • The Purser's Story, Share And Share Alike, And Transformation

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • A Society For The Reformation Of Poker Players And Other Stories

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • The Understudy, And The Vengeance Of The Dead

    Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free P...

  • The Triumphs of Eug Ne Valmont // Mr. Keen, the Tracer of Lost Persons

    This volume of 2 Detectives brings together two detectives from the lighter side of mystery fiction. The Eugène Valmont stories are a satire on the differences between the French and English legal systems, while still offering some intriguing myster...

  • The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs And The Adventure of the Second Swag

    This carefully crafted ebook: "EUGÉNE VALMONT & SHERLAW KOMBS: THE SUPER SLEUTHS (Mystery Classics Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents."When I say I am called Valmont, the name will convey no impre...

  • One Day's Courtship, and the Heralds of Fame

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "One Day's Courtship, and the Heralds of Fame" is a nautical story where we see Barr's colourful c...

  • The O'Ruddy

  • The O'Ruddy

    My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known. Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues i...

  • The O'Ruddy

    This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The adventurous romance "The O'Ruddy" was completed by Barr after his friend Crane's death. Robert...

  • One Day's Courtship and the Heralds of Fame

    This volume contains two entertaining novellas from Scottish-Canadian writer Robert Barr. One Day's Courtship is farcical romance that describes a canoe trip taken by two artists -- strangers before the day of the outing -- to view a local scenic...

  • The Great Pegram Mystery

    One of the finest parodies of the world renown detective, Sherlock Holmes. An original short story from the collection of Robert Barr. A simple problem of murder, neatly packaged and solved in the superb manner as only Holmes, or in this story Kombs ...

  • Over the Border

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert Barr has published 80 books.

Robert Barr does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Great Pegram Mystery, was published in August 2016.

The first book by Robert Barr, An Incident in the Baltic, was published in January 1872.

No. Robert Barr does not write books in series.
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