Vintage Mysteries - 70+ Stories in One Volume (Thriller Classics Collection) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower, The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs, The Great Pegram MysteryBy Robert Barr
Length50h 12m
About this audiobook
Vintage Mysteries - 70+ Stories in One Volume gathers Robert Barr's brisk, inventive contributions to the late-Victorian and Edwardian mystery tradition, ranging from detective puzzles and criminal stratagems to ironic tales of danger, disguise, and social misdirection. Barr's prose is urbane, economical, and often wry, favoring clever reversals over Gothic excess. Set beside the rise of Sherlock Holmes and the magazine fiction boom, these stories illuminate a formative moment when the thriller, detective tale, and comic adventure were still creatively intertwined. Robert Barr (1849–1912), born in Scotland and raised in Canada, brought to fiction the cosmopolitan eye of a transatlantic journalist. His editorial work, including his association with The Idler, sharpened his instinct for pace, dialogue, and public taste. Barr's familiarity with London literary circles, popular periodicals, and contemporary crime fiction helped shape his deft experiments with suspense and rational detection. This volume is recommended for readers interested in the genealogy of crime fiction, especially those who admire Conan Doyle yet wish to explore the broader field from which classic mystery emerged. It offers both entertainment and literary-historical insight.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Literary Classics
Length50 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Vintage Mysteries - 70+ Stories in One Volume (Thriller Classics Collection) (Annotated)
69The Count's Apology
2Introduction
70Converted
3Historical Context
71An Invitation
4Synopsis (Selection)
72The Archbishop's Gift
5The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds
73Count Konrad's Courtship
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6The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower
74The Long Ladder
7The Clue of the Silver Spoons
75"Gentlemen: The King!"
8Lord Chizelrigg's Missing Fortune
76The Hour-Glass
9The Absent-Minded Coterie
77The Warrior Maid of San Carlos
10The Ghost with the Club-Foot
78The Ambassador's Pigeons
11The Liberation of Wyoming Ed
79In a Steamer Chair
12Lady Alicia's Emeralds
80The First Day
13The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs
81Second Day
14The Adventure of the Second Swag
82Third Day
15An Alpine Divorce
83Fourth Day
16Which Was The Murderer?
84Fifth Day
17A Dynamite Explosion
85Sixth Day
18An Electrical Slip
86Seventh Day
19The Vengeance of the Dead
87Eighth Day
20Over The Stelvio Pass
88Ninth Day
21The Hour and the Man
89Mrs. Tremain
22"And the Rigour of the Game"
90Share and Share Alike
23The Bromley Gibberts Story
91An International Row
24Not According to the Code
92A Ladies' Man
25A Modern Samson
93A Society for the Reformation of Poker Players
26A Deal on 'Change
94The Man Who was Not on the Passenger List
27Transformation
95The Terrible Experience of Plodkins
28The Shadow of the Greenback
96A Case of Fever
29The Understudy
97How the Captain Got His Steamer Out
30"Out Of Thun"
98My Stowaway
311.—BESSIE'S BEHAVIOUR.
99The Purser's Story
32II.—BESSIE'S CONFESSION.
100Miss McMillan
33III.—BESSIE'S PROPOSAL.
101“How Finley McGillis Held the Pier”
34A Dramatic Point
102How to Write a Short Story: A Symposium
35Two Florentine Balconies
103I. BY ROBERT BARR, AUTHOR OF "A WOMAN INTERVENES," ETC.
36The Exposure of Lord Stansford
104II. BY HAROLD FREDERIC, AUTHOR OF "THE DAMNATION OF THERON WARE," ETC.
37Purification
105III. BY ARTHUR MORRISON, AUTHOR OF "TALES OF MEAN STREETS," ETC.
38The Woman of Stone
106IV. BY JANE BARLOW, AUTHOR OF "IRISH IDYLLS," ETC.
39The Chemistry of Anarchy
107One Day's Courtship
40The Fear of It
108Chapter I
41The Metamorphoses of Johnson
109Chapter II
42The Reclamation of Joe Hollends
110Chapter III
43The Type-Written Letter
111Chapter IV
44The Doom of London
112Chapter V
45I.—THE SELF-CONCEIT OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
113Chapter VI
46II.—WHY LONDON, WARNED, WAS UNPREPARED.
114Chapter VII
47III.—THE COINCIDENCE THAT CAME AT LAST.
115The Herald’s of Fame
48IV.—THE AMERICAN WHO WANTED TO SELL.
116Chapter I
49V.—THE AMERICAN SEES SIR JOHN.
117Chapter II
50VI.—HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG.
118Chapter III
51VII.—THE TRAIN WITH ITS TRAIL OF THE DEAD.
119Chapter IV
52The Predicament of De Plonville
120Chapter V
53A New Explosive
121Chapter VI
54The Great Pegram Mystery
122The Strong Arm
55Death Cometh Soon or Late
123CHAPTER I. — THE BEAUTIFUL JAILER OF GUDENFELS
56High Stakes
124CHAPTER II. — THE REVENGE OF THE OUTLAW
57"Where Ignorance Is Bliss"
125CHAPTER III. — A CITY OF FEAR
58The Departure of Cub Mclean
126CHAPTER IV. — THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR
59Old Number Eighty-Six
127CHAPTER V. — THE NEEDLE DAGGER
60Playing With Marked Cards
128CHAPTER VI. — THE HOLY FEHM
61The Bruiser's Courtship
129Literary Article
62The Raid On Mellish
130"Canadian literature"
63Striking Back
131Part One
64Crandall's Choice
132Part Two
65The Failure of Bradley
133Analysis
66Ringamy's Convert
134Reflection
67A Slippery Customer
135Memorable Quotes
68The Sixth Bench
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