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Robert Barr was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland.

✵ 16. September 1849 – 21. October 1912
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“Of all evil-doers, the American is most to be feared. He uses more ingenuity in the planning of his projects and will take greater risks in carrying them out than any other malefactor on earth.”

Robert Barr (writer)

"The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds," from The Triumphs of Euguene Valmont (1906)

“The present moment is ever the critical time. The future is merely for intelligent forethought.”

Robert Barr (writer)

"The Siamese Twin of a Bomb Thrower" from The Triumphs of Euguene Valmont (1906)

“Publishers are humane men, and rarely commit crimes. Authors, however, are a hardened set, who usually perpertrate a felony every time they issue a book.”

Robert Barr (writer)

"The Adventure of the Second Swag" from The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont (1906)

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