author
James A. Cooper
1862–1930
Known for vivid Cape Cod stories, this early 20th-century American novelist wrote warmly about fishermen, shopkeepers, and small-town coastal life. Several of his books have remained in circulation through Project Gutenberg and library collections.
4 Audiobooks
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
by James A. Cooper
Tobias o' the Light: A Story of Cape Cod
by James A. Cooper
Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper: A Story of Cape Cod
by James A. Cooper
Cap'n Jonah's fortune : A story of Cape Cod
by James A. Cooper
About the author
James A. Cooper was an American novelist born in 1862 and died in 1930. He is best remembered for fiction set on Cape Cod, with titles such as Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper, Cap'n Jonah's Fortune, Sheila of Big Wreck Cove, and Tobias o' the Light.
His work centers on everyday people in maritime New England rather than grand adventure alone. The appeal of these books lies in their local color, community feeling, and interest in the rhythms of coastal life.
Reliable biographical details about his personal life are not easy to confirm from the sources found here, so this overview stays close to what can be verified: his dates, his identity as an American author, and the body of Cape Cod fiction that keeps his name alive for modern readers.