Robert Barr

Broschiertes Buch

The Sword Maker

Beschreibung

The Sword Maker explores the collapse of power and the rise of individual will in a society marked by imbalance and injustice. Set in a city strained by corruption, the novel portrays how economic despair and political stagnation foster collective unrest and quiet rebellion. The narrative reflects how skill, vision, and courage emerge not through birthright but through earned mastery and the resolve to disrupt failing systems. As tensions mount between the privileged and the impoverished, the story becomes a study in transformation - of people, of social orders, and of personal allegiance. Within the city's fractured rhythms, ordinary laborers find meaning through solidarity, while authority is questioned at every turn. The weapon itself becomes a metaphor for agency and resistance, its creation and use tied closely to moral awakening and purpose. Through disciplined action and the weight of decision, the tale confronts how leadership arises in unlikely forms and how order can be reclaimed only when truth cuts through fear and silence.

Autor

Robert Barr (September 16, 1849 - October 21, 1912) was a Scottish-Canadian novelist and short story writer who also worked as a newspaper and magazine editor. Barr was born to Robert Barr and Jane Watson in Glasgow, Scotland. He moved to Upper Canada with his parents in 1854. His family eventually settled on a farm near Muirkirk. Barr served his father as a carpenter and builder, taught in Kent County, then enrolled in the Toronto Normal School in 1873. Following graduation, he taught in Walkerville before becoming principal of the Central School in Windsor in 1874. During the 1870s, he wrote for newspapers, notably the Toronto Grip, under the pen name Luke Sharp, which he derived from an undertaker's sign. After the Detroit Free Press printed his story of a boating expedition on Lake Erie, he changed careers and became a reporter and columnist there in 1876. He was followed to the newspaper by two of his brothers. Barr chose to vamoose the ranch in 1881, when he was exchange editor of the Free Press, and traveled to London to resume his fiction writing career while developing a weekly English edition of the newspaper. The magazine was a huge success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9789373405001
• ISBN-10: 9373405004
• Artikelnr.: 76074227