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Length7h 48m
About this audiobook
Barr´s "The Face and the Mask" is an indispensable collection of 24 short stories, which includes the famous "The Great Pegram Mystery", a parody of Sherlock Holmes, with a detective called Sherlaw Kombs.
Robert Barr, a teacher, journalist, editor and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland and educated in Canada. In 1876 he became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free Press, in which his contributions appeared under the signature "Luke Sharp." In 1881 he removed to London, to establish the weekly English edition of the Free Press, and in 1892 he joined Jerome K. Jerome in founding the Idler magazine, from whose co-editorship he retired in 1895. He was a prolific author, producing many popular novels of the day.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.4 (11)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics, Fairy Tales and Folklore
Length7 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 15, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Woman Of Stone
13"Where Ignorance Is Bliss."
2The Chemistry Of Anarchy
14The Departure Of Cub Mclean
3The Fear Of It
15Old Number Eighty-Six
4The Metamorphoses Of Johnson
16Playing With Marked Cards
5The Reclamation Of Joe Hollends
17The Bruiser's Courtship
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6The Type-Written Letter
18The Raid On Mellish
7The Doom Of London
19Striking Back
8The Predicament Of De Plonville
20Crandall's Choice
9A New Explosive
21The Failure Of Bradley
10The Great Pegram Mystery
22Ringamy's Convert
11Death Cometh Soon Or Late
23A Slippery Customer
12High Stakes
24The Sixth Bench
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