Literature
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Mrs. Tremain by Robert Barr
“And Woman, wit a flaming torchSings heedless, in a powder–Her careless smiles they warp and scorchMan’s heart, as fire the…
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My Stowaway by Robert Barr
“Ye can play yer jokes on Nature,An’ play ‘em slick,She’ll grin a grin, but, landsakes, friend,Look out fer the kick!”One…
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Not According to the Code by Robert Barr
Even a stranger to the big town walking for the first time through London, sees on the sides of the…
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“Out of Thun” by Robert Barr
I.–BESSIE’S BEHAVIOUR.On one point Miss Bessie Durand agreed with Alexander von Humboldt–in fact, she even went further than that celebrated…
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Over the Stelvio Pass by Robert Barr
There is no question about it, Tina Lenz was a flirt, as she had a perfect right to be, living…
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Purification by Robert Barr
Eugene Caspilier sat at one of the metal tables of the Cafe Egalite, allowing the water from the carafe to…
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Share and Share Alike by Robert Barr
“The quick must haste to vengeance taste,For time is on his head;But he can wait at the door of fate,Though…
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The Ambassador’s Pigeons by Robert Barr
Haziddin, the ambassador, stood at the door of his tent and gazed down upon the famous city of Baalbek, seeing…
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The Archbishop’s Gift by Robert Barr
Arras, blacksmith and armourer, stood at the door of his hut in the valley of the Alf, a league or…
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The Bromley Gibberts Story by Robert Barr
The room in which John Shorely edited the Weekly Sponge was not luxuriously furnished, but it was comfortable. A few…
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