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Bertha B. (Bertha Browning) Cobb

1867–1951

A teacher and storyteller at heart, this early 20th-century American writer created children’s books that mix warmth, imagination, and a clear love of learning. She is especially remembered for writing with her husband, Ernest Cobb, on stories for young readers.

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Clematis

Clematis

by Bertha B. (Bertha Browning) Cobb, Ernest Cobb

About the author

Bertha B. Cobb was an American educator and author born in 1867 and died in 1951. Reliable library and public-domain book sources identify her as Bertha Browning Cobb, and list works including Clematis and Anita: A Story of the Rocky Mountains.

She is best known as a co-author of children’s books with her husband, Ernest Cobb. Book and catalog records also connect the couple with the Arlo Publishing Company, through which a number of their works were published.

The surviving record suggests that teaching was an important part of her life as well as writing. That background helps explain the friendly, instructive tone of her books, which often seem shaped for young readers and for reading aloud.