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Robert Barr (18491912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland who relocated to London in 1881 where he founded the magazine The Idler" in 1892 in collaboration with Jerome K Jerome. In 1895 he retired from its co-editorship and became a prolific novelist. His famous detective character Eugéne Valmont, fashioned after Sherlock Holmes, is said to be the inspiration behind Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. Some of his works include: In the Midst of Alarms", a story of the attempted Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866; A Woman Intervenes", a story of love, finance, and American journalism; and Countess Tekla", a historical novel. Mr. Robert Barr's Cardillac" is a machine-made historical tale of the time of King Louis XIII, set in old France.
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