Marjorie Benton Cooke

Marjorie Benton Cooke
Marjorie Benton Cooke was an American novelist and playwright, born in 1876 in Indiana. She is best known for her lighthearted and humorous fiction, often featuring strong female characters, with one of her most popular novels being "Bambi" (1914). Cooke was also active in the suffrage movement and used her works to promote women's rights. Her literary career was cut short when she died in 1920, but her works continue to be remembered for their wit and engaging narratives.

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I "Professor James Parkhurst, I consider you a colossal failure as an educator," said Francesca, his daughter, known to friend and family as Bambina, or Bambi for short. Professor Parkhurst lifted a startled face from his newspaper and surveyed his only child across the breakfast table. "My dear, what causes this sweeping assertion of my incompetence?" "I do! I do! Just what did you... more...

CHAPTER I It was the Pageant of the Prophets which gave Jerry Paxton his first chance. There were several links in the primrose chain of fortune which led him from the first opportunity to the last. The first and most important may be said to have been Mrs. Abercrombie Brendon, who opened her house for a portrait exhibition. She had an eye for men as well as for art, so when handsome Jerry appeared,... more...

CHAPTER ONE “I won’t have it! I won’t have it! If they come, I’ll run away and hide!” shouted the child, wildly. “That will be very rude. No one acts like that—no one except a barbarian,” said Miss Wilder, calmly. “I want to be a bar——one of those things you said.” “You act like one most of the time.” The child brain caught at a new idea. “What is that—that what you... more...