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    In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories
    In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories
    In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories
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    In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories

    By Robert Barr

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJun 1, 1977
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    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.

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