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Ralph Henry Barbour

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Ralph Henry Barbour
Born(1870-11-13)November 13, 1870
DiedFebruary 19, 1944(1944-02-19) (aged 73)
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
GenreYoung adult fiction

Ralph Henry Barbour (November 13, 1870 in Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]– February 19, 1944) was an American novelist, who primarily wrote popular works of sports fiction for boys. In collaboration with L. H. Bickford, he also wrote as Richard Stillman Powell, notably Phyllis in Bohemia. Other works included light romances and adventure.

Biography

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During his career, Barbour produced more than 100 novels as well as a number of short stories.

Sports

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In 1904 book publisher D. Appleton & Co. issued several sports books with editor Ralph Henry Barbour using information from prior Spalding Athletic Library books by special arrangement from American Sports Publishing.[2]

Selected works

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Poster for Phyllis in Bohemia (1897), cowritten with L. H. Bickford
"The Half Back", Every Boy's Library Boy Scout Edition

As Richard Stillman Powell

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  • Phyllis in Bohemia, 1897

As Ralph Henry Barbour

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References

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  1. ^ BARBOUR, Ralph Henry in Who's Who in America (1926 edition) p. 219; via archive.org
  2. ^ Baltimore Sun, Maryland, July 7, 1904. [1] Retrieved Jan 24, 2021
  3. ^ The Story My Doggie Told to Me at the Internet Archive

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