Walter Raymond (13 March 1852 – 2 April 1931) was an English novelist. He wrote many novels between 1890 and 1928, primarily based in

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, 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)
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'' ''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

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on 2 April 1931 at the age of 79.(3 April 1931)
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''Walter 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
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p. 494 (1904) (reprinted 2004) There is a memorial to him in Yeovil Public Library in Somerset, designed by William Worrall. 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 lates
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as Tom Cobbleigh

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Gentleman Upcott's daughter (1892)
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Article on Walter Raymond from Feb. 1895 edition of ''The Bookman'' (New York)
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