author
Charles Cottrell
A little-known early science-fiction writer, best remembered today for the short novel Jack of No Trades, which has survived through modern reprints and Project Gutenberg. His work mixes speculative ideas with a brisk, pulpy sense of mystery.
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Jack of No Trades
by Charles Cottrell
About the author
Very little biographical information about Charles Cottrell could be confirmed from reliable sources found during this search. What can be verified is that he is credited as the author of Jack of No Trades, a science-fiction work that is available through Project Gutenberg and has also appeared in later reprints.
The book's continued circulation suggests a modest afterlife for his work, even if details about the author himself have become hard to trace. Based on the available evidence, he seems to be one of those writers whose fiction is easier to find than his personal history.
Because trustworthy biographical records were scarce, it would be safer to present Charles Cottrell as an obscure author known primarily through Jack of No Trades rather than make stronger claims that cannot be confirmed.