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Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
1876–1944
Best remembered for his warm humor and sharp eye for American life, this Kentucky-born writer moved from newspaper reporting into a hugely popular career as an author, columnist, and entertainer. His stories often mix small-town detail, comic timing, and a reporter’s feel for character.
31 Audiobooks
One Third Off
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!'
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb, Mary Roberts Rinehart
J. Poindexter, Colored
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Cobb's Anatomy
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Ladies and Gentlemen
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Cobb's Anatomy
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The Escape of Mr. Trimm
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Local Color
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The Glory of the Coming
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Old Judge Priest
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Back Home: Being the Narrative of Judge Priest and His People
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
A laugh a day keeps the doctor away
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
My Story That I Like Best
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb, James Oliver Curwood, Edna Ferber, Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne, Meredith Nicholson, H. C. (Harry Charles) Witwer
Sundry Accounts
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Fibble, D.D.
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The Abandoned Farmers
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Those Times and These
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
From Place to Place
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Roughing it De Luxe
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Europe Revised
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The Life of the Party
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The cowboy and the lady and her pa : A story of a fish out of water
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Cobb's Bill-of-Fare
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Eating in Two or Three Languages
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The Red Glutton: With the German Army at the Front
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
"Speaking of Operations--"
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
"Speaking of Prussians--"
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
A Plea for Old Cap Collier
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The Lost Tribes of the Irish in the South
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The Thunders of Silence
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
About the author
Born in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1876, Irvin S. Cobb built his reputation first as a journalist before becoming a widely read American author and humorist. He worked in newspapers and later joined the New York World, where his reporting helped make him nationally known.
Cobb went on to write fiction, essays, and comic sketches, and he became especially popular for his humorous storytelling and his portraits of Southern and small-town life. His writing could be light and entertaining, but it also drew on the keen observation and pacing of a seasoned reporter.
Over time, he became a familiar public figure beyond the printed page as well, with work in radio and film adding to his popularity. He died in 1944, but he remains remembered as a lively voice in early twentieth-century American humor and journalism.