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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Robert William Cole

Author: Robert William Cole (1869–1937)

Biography: Robert Wiliam Cole was born on 16 April 1869 in Helton, the son of Sydney Cole of Norwood Court and his wife Elizabeth. He attended Eton and Balliol College, Oxford (B. A. 1897). Initially headed towards a legal practice, he instead pursued photography. In addition, he wrote several notable science fiction novels including The Struggles for Empire (1900) which depicts the British Empire expanding to the stars. He never seems to have married. Cole died on 12 November 1937 in Dawlish.

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References: British Census (1891, 1901); SFE

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Struggles for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236.  1 vol.  London: Elliot Stock, 1900.