Sylvanus Cobb Jr.

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Sylvanus Cobb Jr.



Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. (June 5, 1823 – July 20, 1887) was an American writer of popular fiction during the mid-19th century. His work was published in the New York Ledger, The Flag of Our Union, The Weekly Novelette, Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, and elsewhere.

Cobb published under various pseudonyms:

Austin Burdick[5]
Charles Castleton[7]
Col. Walter B. Dunlap[5]
Enoch Fitzwhistler[7]
Dr. J.H. Robinson[5]
Dr. S. LeCompton Smith[5]
Symus, the Pilgrim[7]
Amos Winslow, Jr.[7]
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Average rating: 3.79 · 14 ratings · 2 reviews · 29 distinct works
The Gunmaker of Moscow

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The storm children; or, The...

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Ben Hamed

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The Smuggler of King's Cove

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Atholbane: A Romance of Ken...

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The Smuggler's Ward

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Ivan, the serf

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The Knight of Leon

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Orion, the Gold Beater, or ...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1856 — 10 editions
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The Golden Eagle, Or, the P...

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