Octavus Roy Cohen
Description
Octavus Roy Cohen was born in South Carolina. He was educated at the Porter Military Academy, and then attended the Clemson University. He worked as a newspaper editor from 1910 to 1912. He wrote a series of stories about Africa-Americans that were published in The Saturday Evening Post. In 1913, he was admitted to the South Carolina bar and practiced law in Charleston for two years. Between 1917 and his death he published 56 books, including humorous novels, detective novels, scripts and plays, and short stories.
Books
Forbidden Fruit
A light romantic story from the classic pulp fiction magazine, "Breezy Stories," Jnuary, 1919 issue.
The Trump Card
A star baseball player and his manager compete for the same woman. Taken from the classic pulp fiction magazine, "All-Story Weekly," July 19, 1919 issue.
The Wild Man
A baseball story from the early days of the sport.Taken from the classic pulp fiction magazine, "All-Story," August 28, 1915 issue.
Black and Blue
A nurse escapes her abusive husband, a New York policeman, taking their son with her to Florida. She assumes a new identity and even finds romance, but there is a price, the 10-year-old boy misses his father and she lives in constant fear the father will find them, which he does. The novel analyzes why abused women wait so long to make their break.