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The Hour-Glass

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This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The short story "The Hour-Glass", recounts a surprising history of a special hour-glass. Robert Barr was born on 16th September 1849 in Glasgow, Scotland, but he and his parents emigrated to Upper Canada when he was just four years old. He attended Toronto Normal School to train as a teacher and this career path led him to become headmaster of the Central S...