Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook21 pages18 minutes
A Ladies Man
By Robert Barr
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
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 last century with knife-sharp precision and artistry. 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. Robert Barr died from heart disease on October 21, 1912, at his home in Woldingham, a small village to the south-east of London.
Unavailable
Author
Robert Barr
Robert Barr (1849–1912) was a Scottish Canadian author of novels and short stories. Born in Glasgow, Barr moved with his family to Toronto, where he was educated at the Toronto Normal School. After working for the Detroit Free Press, he moved to London and cofounded the Idler with Jerome K. Jerome in 1892. Barr went on to become a popular and prolific author of crime fiction.
Read more from Robert Barr
The Ultimate Cozy Mysteries Collection: Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot Cases, Father Brown Mysteries, Arsene Lupin, The Four Just Men… Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Truly In the World But Not of It-part-A (2) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Triumphs of Eugene Valmont Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Day's Courtship: Historical Romance Classic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sword Maker Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Mystery for Christmas - Anthology of Thriller Novels & Detective Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRevenge! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Whose Bourne Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Chicago Princess Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe O'Ruddy A Romance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Face and the Mask Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In a Steamer Chair, and Other Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Face and the Mask: 'He raised his fist and struck her'' Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLord Stranleigh Abroad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Face And The Mask Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to A Ladies Man
Related ebooks
The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTwo Women in the Klondike: The Story of a Journey to the Gold Field of Alaska Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChance by Joseph Conrad (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ocean Wave by Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLord Jim (Mermaids Classics) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Travellers' Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Stories of Captain Abersouth by Ambrose Bierce Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYankee Girls in Zulu Land Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGardens of the Caribbees: Complete Edition (Vol. 1&2) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLord Jim Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gardens of the Caribbees (Vol. 1&2) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe History of Western Travel: Complete Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGardens of the Caribbees Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLord Jim (Centaur Classics) [The 100 greatest novels of all time - #71] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLondon Days A Book of Reminiscences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRobert Louis Stevenson: Travel Sketches, Memoirs & Island Literature: Autobiographical Writings and Essays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRobert Louis Stevenson: Memoirs, Travel Sketches & Island Studies: Autobiographical Writings and Essays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Incredible Travel Sketches, Essays, Memoirs & Island Works of R. L. Stevenson Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYouth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYouth: A Narrative Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Essential Novelists - E. W. Hornung: tales of the gentleman thief Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChance: "It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on this earth." Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRetrospect of Western Travel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChance: A Tale in Two Parts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRetrospect of Western Travel (Vol. 1&2): Complete Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Glory of The Coming Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSome Reminiscences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Sea Stories Fiction For You
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sea Wolf: A Sea Tale of Men Against Nature and Each Other Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlue Descent: Dane Maddock Adventures, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Agartha: The Earth's Inner World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tress of the Emerald Sea: Secret Projects, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stuck On You: The perfect laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from bestseller Portia MacIntosh Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Monster Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don Quixote Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5King of Libertines Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mysterious Island: Illustrated Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Island: A heart-stopping psychological thriller that will keep you hooked Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mysterious Island Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Life of Pi: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pod: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Old Man and the Sea: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/520,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Illustrated and Annotated) (A to Z Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Daughter In Law: A gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBenito Cereno Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stormy Persuasion: A Malory Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Silver Tongue Devil (Devil in the Deep Blue Sea #1) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wreck of the Titan Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi: A new fantasy series set a thousand years before The City of Brass Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deep Black Sea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dirt Music: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5They Drown Our Daughters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Titanic's Last Secret Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5East Coast Girls: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for A Ladies Man
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews