Ralph Henry Barbour


Ralph Henry Barbour 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

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

Sports

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.

Selected works

As Richard Stillman Powell

Phyllis in Bohemia, 1897

As Ralph Henry Barbour

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  • ', 1926Let's Go To Florida!, 1926The Long Pass, 1927Heading North, 1927Tod Hale at Camp, 1927Tod Hale at Yale, 1927Tod Hale on the Scrub, 1928Hunt Holds the Center, 1928Comrades of the Key, 1928 , 1928Substitute Jimmy, 1928Giles of the Mayflower, 1929Hero of the Camp, 1932 The Cub Battery, 1932Pirates of the Shoals, 1932Skate, Glendale!, 1932The Crew of the "Casco", 1933 Peril in the Swamp 1934Five Points Service, 1935Good Manners for Boys, 1937 How to Play Better Baseball, 1937 Hurricane Sands, 1940How to Play Better Basketball, 1941 Mystery on the Bayou, 1943