This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1894 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "e;In the Midst of Alarms"e; is a story of the attempted Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866. 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 Toro...