Literature
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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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The Count’s Apology by Robert Barr
The fifteen nobles, who formed the Council of State for the Moselle Valley, stood in little groups in the Rittersaal…
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The Exposure of Lord Stansford by Robert Barr
The large mansion of Louis Heckle, millionaire and dealer in gold mines, was illuminated from top to bottom. Carriages were…
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The Hour and the Man by Robert Barr
Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him. “You have heard,” he…
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The Hour-Glass by Robert Barr
Bertram Eastford had intended to pass the shop of his old friend, the curiosity dealer, into whose pockets so much…
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The Long Ladder by Robert Barr
Every fortress has one traitor within its walls; the Schloss Eltz had two. In this, curiously enough, lay its salvation;…
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The Man Who was not on the Passenger List by Robert Barr
“The well-sworn Lie, franked to the world with allThe circumstance of proof,Cringes abashed, and sneaks along the wallAt the first…
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