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L. Cope (Leslie Cope) Cornford
1867–1927
A journalist, short-story writer, and naval commentator, he moved easily between fiction, criticism, and public affairs. His work ranges from late-Victorian stories to books on Robert Louis Stevenson, social conditions, and British sea power.
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The last buccaneer : or, The trustees of Mrs A.
by L. Cope (Leslie Cope) Cornford
About the author
Born in 1867, Leslie Cope Cornford wrote under the name L. Cope Cornford and built a varied career as a journalist and author. Reference sources describe him as a classical scholar as well as a journalist and short-story writer, and his work appeared in periodicals including Outlook, The Pall Mall Magazine, and Longman's Magazine.
Cornford published fiction early in his career, including Captain Jacobus and The Master-Beggars, but he also wrote nonfiction on a wide range of subjects. Catalog and library records show books on Robert Louis Stevenson, social life and poverty, architecture, essay writing, and naval affairs, reflecting how broadly he wrote for general readers.
He became especially associated with maritime writing. Museum and archive records describe him as a naval writer and note that he served as naval correspondent of the Morning Post during the First World War. He died in 1927, leaving behind a body of work that blends literary interests with sharp attention to politics, society, and the sea.