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 Long Ladder"e;, has Heinrich von Richenbach stumbling upon a glorious castle, perhaps only penetrable with the help of a special ladder. Robert Barr was born on 16th September 1849 in Glasgow, Scotland, but he and his parents emigrat...