John Esten Cooke

John Esten Cooke (1830 - 1886), novelist, born in Virginia, illustrated the life and history of his native state in the novels, The Virginia Comedians (1854), and The Wearing of the Gray, a tale of the Civil War, and more formally in an excellent History of the State. His style was somewhat high-flown.

This article incorporates text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.

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See also: John Esten Cooke, 1830, 1886, A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, Civil War, Novelist, Poet, Writer