Hour-Glass

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 "e;The Hour-Glass"e;, 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 Tor...