SYLVANUS COBB
\sˈɪlvanəs kˈɒb], \sˈɪlvanəs kˈɒb], \s_ˈɪ_l_v_a_n_ə_s k_ˈɒ_b]\
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An American novelist; born in Waterville, Me., 1823; died in Hyde Park, Mass., July 2, 1887. He was editor and publisher of a periodical called the Rechabite. Besides contributing to other publications, he was a most prolific story-writer. His most popular novels are: "The King's Talisman" (1851); "The Patriot Cruiser" (1859); and "Ben Hamed" (1864).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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