Walter Raymond (13 March 1852 – 2 April 1931) was an English novelist.
He wrote many novels between 1890 and 1928, primarily based in Somerset, and also wrote under the pseudonym Tom Cobbleigh. Some of his titles include Gentleman Upcott's Daughter (1892), Love and Quiet Life (1894),(24 December 1894). More Prose Bucolics (book review), The New York Times Fortune's Darling (1901), and Verity Thurston (1926).
Walter Raymond married Mary Johnston in 1878. They had five daughters and three sons. He died in Southampton on 2 April 1931 at the age of 79.(3 April 1931). Walter Raymond, Novelist, Dies at 79, The New York TimesWalter Raymond: Author of "Gentleman Upcott's Daughter," "Love and Quiet Life," Etc., The Bookman (New York), p. 13-15 (February 1895)Dole, Nathan Haskell, et al. The Bibliophile Dictionary: A Biographical Record of the Great Authors, p. 494 (1904) (reprinted 2004) There is a memorial to him in Yeovil Public Library in Somerset, designed by William Worrall.‘Walter Raymond memorial’ in Western Gazette, 9 February 1940, and ‘Memorial to Walter Raymond: Mrs J. B. Clark unveils plaque’ in Taunton Courier, 2 August 1947
Raymond's work is long out of print and currently gets little attention, although some novels are now available for free online.
One of Walter Raymond's first cousins was William Raymond. See latest news
Selected publications
as Tom Cobbleigh Vol. 2
References
External links Gentleman Upcott's daughter (1892) (at archive.org) Article on Walter Raymond from Feb. 1895 edition of The Bookman (New York) Latest News from 29 July 2022 : New Zealand artist's family tree has links to Yeovil in Somerset County Gazette, England https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/20586989.new-zealand-artists-family-tree-links-yeovil/ Wilmington artist Elisabeth Chant influential 75 years after death (starnewsonline.com) - Family of William Raymond Yeovil WalterRaymond