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Revenge
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In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours. John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other. This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
Doubtless there exists in this world precisely the right woman for any given man to marry and vice versa; but when you consider that a human being has the opportunity of being acquainted with only a few hundred people, and out of the few hundred that there are but a dozen or less whom he knows intimately, and out of the dozen, one or two friends at most, it will easily be seen, when we remember the number of millions who inhabit this world, that probably, since the earth was created, the right man has never yet met the right woman. The mathematical chances are all against such a meeting, and this is the reason that divorce courts exist. Marriage at best is but a compromise, and if two people happen to be united who are of an uncompromising nature there is trouble.
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In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours. John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other. This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
Doubtless there exists in this world precisely the right woman for any given man to marry and vice versa; but when you consider that a human being has the opportunity of being acquainted with only a few hundred people, and out of the few hundred that there are but a dozen or less whom he knows intimately, and out of the dozen, one or two friends at most, it will easily be seen, when we remember the number of millions who inhabit this world, that probably, since the earth was created, the right man has never yet met the right woman. The mathematical chances are all against such a meeting, and this is the reason that divorce courts exist. Marriage at best is but a compromise, and if two people happen to be united who are of an uncompromising nature there is trouble.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
346 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1896
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Robert Barr
521 books12 followersRobert Barr (September 16, 1849 – October 21, 1912) was a British-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Robert Barr emigrated with his parents to Upper Canada at age four and was educated in Toronto at Toronto Normal School. Barr became a teacher and eventual headmaster of the Central School of Windsor, Ontario. While he had that job he began to contribute short stories—often based on personal experiences—to the Detroit Free Press. In 1876 Barr quit his teaching position to become a staff member of that publication, in which his contributions were published with the pseudonym "Luke Sharp." This nom de plume was derived from the time he attended school in Toronto. At that time he would pass on his daily commute a shop sign marked, "Luke Sharpe, Undertaker", a combination of words Barr considered amusing in their incongruity. Barr was promoted by the Detroit Free Press, eventually becoming its news editor.
In 1881 Barr decided to "vamoose the ranch", as he stated, and relocated to London, to establish there the weekly English edition of the Detroit Free Press. In 1892 he founded the magazine The Idler, choosing Jerome K. Jerome as his collaborator (wanting, as Jerome said, "a popular name"). He retired from its co-editorship in 1895. In London of the 1890s Barr became a more prolific author—publishing a book a year—and was familiar with many of the best-selling authors of his day, including Bret Harte and Stephen Crane. Most of his literary output was of the crime genre, then quite in vogue. When Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories were becoming well-known Barr published in the Idler the first Holmes parody, "The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs" (1892), a spoof that was continued a decade later in another Barr story, "The Adventure of the Second Swag" (1904). Despite the jibe at the growing Holmes phenomenon Barr and Doyle remained on very good terms. Doyle describes him in his memoirs Memories and Adventures as, "a volcanic Anglo—or rather Scot-American, with a violent manner, a wealth of strong adjectives, and one of the kindest natures underneath it all."
Robert Barr died from heart disease on October 21, 1912, at his home in Woldingham, a small village to the southeast of London.
Robert Barr emigrated with his parents to Upper Canada at age four and was educated in Toronto at Toronto Normal School. Barr became a teacher and eventual headmaster of the Central School of Windsor, Ontario. While he had that job he began to contribute short stories—often based on personal experiences—to the Detroit Free Press. In 1876 Barr quit his teaching position to become a staff member of that publication, in which his contributions were published with the pseudonym "Luke Sharp." This nom de plume was derived from the time he attended school in Toronto. At that time he would pass on his daily commute a shop sign marked, "Luke Sharpe, Undertaker", a combination of words Barr considered amusing in their incongruity. Barr was promoted by the Detroit Free Press, eventually becoming its news editor.
In 1881 Barr decided to "vamoose the ranch", as he stated, and relocated to London, to establish there the weekly English edition of the Detroit Free Press. In 1892 he founded the magazine The Idler, choosing Jerome K. Jerome as his collaborator (wanting, as Jerome said, "a popular name"). He retired from its co-editorship in 1895. In London of the 1890s Barr became a more prolific author—publishing a book a year—and was familiar with many of the best-selling authors of his day, including Bret Harte and Stephen Crane. Most of his literary output was of the crime genre, then quite in vogue. When Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories were becoming well-known Barr published in the Idler the first Holmes parody, "The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs" (1892), a spoof that was continued a decade later in another Barr story, "The Adventure of the Second Swag" (1904). Despite the jibe at the growing Holmes phenomenon Barr and Doyle remained on very good terms. Doyle describes him in his memoirs Memories and Adventures as, "a volcanic Anglo—or rather Scot-American, with a violent manner, a wealth of strong adjectives, and one of the kindest natures underneath it all."
Robert Barr died from heart disease on October 21, 1912, at his home in Woldingham, a small village to the southeast of London.
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November 26, 2023
Entertaining revenge listening 🎶🔰
This is a free kindle e-book novella from Amazon
This novella contains a number of short stories of revenge in various ways. As with all multiple story books 📚 some of them you will like better than others but that is normal.
I would recommend this novella and author to 👍 readers of relationships adventure murder mystery novels 👍🔰. 2023 😀👒😡🏡🍸
This is a free kindle e-book novella from Amazon
This novella contains a number of short stories of revenge in various ways. As with all multiple story books 📚 some of them you will like better than others but that is normal.
I would recommend this novella and author to 👍 readers of relationships adventure murder mystery novels 👍🔰. 2023 😀👒😡🏡🍸
December 28, 2023
مجموعة قصصية تعتمد على فكرة الإنتقام، على تنوعها واختلاف أسبابها فالدافع واحد وهو الثأر، أعتقد أنها كانت مثيرة ومشوقة وقت نشرها عام ١٨٩٦.
كانت مسلية أخذت قصة كل ليلة.
استمتعوا…
دمتم قراء... ❤❤❤
September 2, 2022
أول قصة معا روبرت بار وقمت بنشرها علي يوتيوب 👉🏼 (https://youtu.be/ER6XyvdcP8w)
القصص منذ عام 1896 العصر الفكتوري
القصص منذ عام 1896 العصر الفكتوري
July 4, 2021
Revenge! An Alpine Divorce - 5 Stars
Which Was The Murderer? - 3.5 Stars
A Dynamite Explosion - 4 Stars
An Electrical Slip - 4 Stars
The Vengence of the Dead - 4.5 Stars
Over the Stelvio Pass - 4 Stars
The Hour and the Man - 4 Stars
"And the Rigour of the Game" - 3.5 Stars
The Bromley Gibberts Story - 3 Stars
Not According to the Code - 4 Stars
The Modern Samson - 4 Stars
A Deal on 'Change' - 4 Stars
Transformation - 3.5 Stars
The Shadow of the Greenback - 3 Stars
The Understudy - 4.25 Stars
"Out of Thun" 3.5 Stars
A Dramatic Point - 5 Stars
Two Florentine Balconies - 2.5 Stars
The Exposure of Lord Stansford - 2.5 Stars
Purification - 3 Stars
Which Was The Murderer? - 3.5 Stars
A Dynamite Explosion - 4 Stars
An Electrical Slip - 4 Stars
The Vengence of the Dead - 4.5 Stars
Over the Stelvio Pass - 4 Stars
The Hour and the Man - 4 Stars
"And the Rigour of the Game" - 3.5 Stars
The Bromley Gibberts Story - 3 Stars
Not According to the Code - 4 Stars
The Modern Samson - 4 Stars
A Deal on 'Change' - 4 Stars
Transformation - 3.5 Stars
The Shadow of the Greenback - 3 Stars
The Understudy - 4.25 Stars
"Out of Thun" 3.5 Stars
A Dramatic Point - 5 Stars
Two Florentine Balconies - 2.5 Stars
The Exposure of Lord Stansford - 2.5 Stars
Purification - 3 Stars
October 4, 2016
I have arranged my thoughts on this story into a haiku:
"So alike throughout,
No empathy can be had,
Nor amends be made."
"So alike throughout,
No empathy can be had,
Nor amends be made."
July 20, 2025
قرأتها طبعة هنداوي، بس مش لاقياها على الgoodreads 🤡
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March 3, 2023
Robert Barr's "Revenge!" is a collection of short stories with the common theme of revenge. They are Victorian, romantic, occasionally horrifically vindictive, but on the whole psychologically clever. I found them unlike Barr's usual swashbucklers like "The Sword Maker" or "The Best of Good Fellows", but eminently worth a read.
August 10, 2022
من اجمل كتب القصص التي قرأتها،سرد القصص وتنوعها واسلوب الكاتب كانت ممتازة
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April 1, 2025Read so far:
An Alpine Divorce --3
Which Was The Murderer?
A Dynamite Explosion
An Electrical Slip
The Vengence of the Dead --3
Over the Stelvio Pass --2
The Hour and the Man --2
"And the Rigour of the Game"
The Bromley Gibberts Story --2
*Not According to the Code
The Modern Samson
A Deal on 'Change' --4
Transformation
The Shadow of the Greenback
The Understudy
"Out of Thun" --2
A Dramatic Point
Two Florentine Balconies
The Exposure of Lord Stansford --2
*Purification
An Alpine Divorce --3
Which Was The Murderer?
A Dynamite Explosion
An Electrical Slip
The Vengence of the Dead --3
Over the Stelvio Pass --2
The Hour and the Man --2
"And the Rigour of the Game"
The Bromley Gibberts Story --2
*Not According to the Code
The Modern Samson
A Deal on 'Change' --4
Transformation
The Shadow of the Greenback
The Understudy
"Out of Thun" --2
A Dramatic Point
Two Florentine Balconies
The Exposure of Lord Stansford --2
*Purification
October 10, 2021
لم يعجبني علي الاطلاق
كانت القصص رتيبه وممله
اللهم الا اول قصه كانت قصيره ومعبرة وكنت متحمس لباقي المجموعه بسببها
ومنها اقتبس
عندما يفرط الرجل في التفكير في موضوع واحد بعينه،لا يمكن لاحد ان يتخيل الي اي مدي قد يصل اليه .
القصص كلها عن الانتقام وتتلخص جميعا في جرائم قتل بدافع الانتقام
لكنها كانت ممله ورتييه
كانت القصص رتيبه وممله
اللهم الا اول قصه كانت قصيره ومعبرة وكنت متحمس لباقي المجموعه بسببها
ومنها اقتبس
عندما يفرط الرجل في التفكير في موضوع واحد بعينه،لا يمكن لاحد ان يتخيل الي اي مدي قد يصل اليه .
القصص كلها عن الانتقام وتتلخص جميعا في جرائم قتل بدافع الانتقام
لكنها كانت ممله ورتييه
August 27, 2017
Interesting mysteries with romantic & other twists. All chapters are short but complete tales. Some are simply absorbing. Well narrated by Roger Melin (his usual). Nothing offensive - it's a little-known and underrated classic. Recommended.
May 2, 2017
A not bad little collection of crime stories sharing a common theme of revenge with a few displaying a wonderfully cynical attitude
September 28, 2017
Short stories with a theme of revenge.
These stories present different kinds of revenge, often with irony. They remind me of O. Henry's stories in their surprise endings.
These stories present different kinds of revenge, often with irony. They remind me of O. Henry's stories in their surprise endings.
April 29, 2018
The best short story you'll read all year. Read it. It's fabulous! :) xxx
March 26, 2020
"No one can tell, when two people walk closely together, what unconscious communication one mind may have with another."
March 22, 2021
19th Century short stories. Some are memorable. Not certain if the title accurately depicts the content.
February 16, 2021
Great story around marital hate, with a strangely satisfying ending that illustrates how deep hate and resentment can grow.
July 17, 2014
I love the short stories of revenge. I think we have all been there at one time or another. I love how this author captures my attention in each story.
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