Charles Henry St. John Cooper (1869 – 1926) was a prolific English novelist of school and adventure fiction. He wrote thousands of stories for several Amalgamated Press papers, sometimes under the pen name Mabel St. John.[1] He is perhaps best known for creating, in 1908, the character Pollie Green, considered the "most popular, though not the first, in a series of irrepressible schoolgirl heroines".[2] According to his son, he also wrote many "authorless" Sexton Blake stories for the Union Jack.[3] His novel Sunny Ducrow was adapted into a 1926 film, Sunny Side Up.[4]

Actress Gladys Cooper was his half-sister,[1] and musician Henry Russell was his maternal grandfather.[5]

Bibliography

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Novels as Mabel St. John

  • Most Cruelly Wronged. London, Amalgamated Press, 1907.
  • Only a Singing Girl. London, Amalgamated Press, 1907.
  • Rival Beauties. London, Amalgamated Press, 1907.
  • Under a Ban. London, Amalgamated Press, 1907.
  • Her Father's Sin. London, Amalgamated Press, 1908.
  • Polly Green: A School Story [and Coosha, at Cambridge, — Engaged, in Society, at Twenty-One]. London, Amalgamated Press, 6 vols., 1909-11.
  • Romany Ruth: A Gipsy Love Story. London, Amalgamated Press, 1909.
  • Just a Barmaid. London, Amalgamated Press, 1909.
  • A Daughter Scorned. London, Amalgamated Press, 1911.
  • Jane Emily. London, Amalgamated Press, 1911.
  • The Twins of Twineham. London, Amalgamated Press, 1911.
  • The Dear Old Home. London, Amalgamated Press, 1912.
  • The Best Woman in the World. London, Fleetway House, 1913.
  • Nell of the Camp; or, The Pride of the Prairie. London, Fleetway House, 1913.
  • The Outcasts of Crowthorpe College. London, Fleetway House, 1913.
  • The Schoolgirl Bride. London, Fleetway House, 1913.
  • Faults on Both Sides. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • Fine Feathers! or, The Wife Who Would Be Smart. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • From Mill to Mansion. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • Kiddy, The Coffee-Stall Girl. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • Little Miss Millions. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • Married to Her Master. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • My Lancashire Queen. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • Sally in Our Alley. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • The Ticket-of-Leave Girl. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • When a Girl's Pretty. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • John Jordan, Slave-Driver. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • Just Jane Ann. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • The Lass That Loved a Sailor. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • Maggie Darling. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • My Girl, Regan. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • The Post Office Girl. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • Shielded from the World. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • Too Wilful for Words! London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • The Worst Wife in the World. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • Born in Prison: The Story of a Mill-Girl’s Sacrifice. London, Fleetway House, 1916.
  • Cook at School. London, Fleetway House, 1916.
  • How the Money Goes! London, Fleetway House, 1916.
  • In Mother's Place. London, Fleetway House, 1916.
  • The Mistress of the Fifth Standard. London, Fleetway House, 1916.
  • The Soul of the Mill. London, Fleetway House, 1916.
  • The Best Girls Are Here. London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • Daisy Earns Her Living. London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • Daisy Peach Abroad. London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • Liz o’ Loomland. London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • Married at School. London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • Our Nell. London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • The “Sixpenny Ha'penny” Duchess. London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • What a Woman Can Do! London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • The Autograph Huners. London, Fleetway House, 1918.
  • Dolly Daydreams! London, Fleetway House, 1918.
  • For Her Lover's Sake. London, Fleetway House, 1918.
  • His Sealed Lips! or, The Tale He Would Not Tell?. London, Fleetway Hause, 1918.
  • Little and Good. London, Fleetway House, 1918.
  • Little Miss Innocence. London, Fleetway House, 1918.
  • Millgirl and Dreamer. London, Fleetway House. 1918.
  • Old Smith’s Nurse. London, Fleetway House, 1918.
  • Pearl of the West. London, Fleetway House. 1918.
  • Her Stolen Baby. London, Fleetway House, 1919.
  • Apronstrings. London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • Ashamed of the Shop: or, Miss High-and-Mighty. London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • The Belle of the Works. London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • The Favourite Wins! or, The Bookmakers Bride. London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • Good Gracious, Marian! London, Amalgamated Press. 1919.
  • The Little “Gutter Girl.” London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • Bests on the Stage. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • The Wife Who Dragged Him Down!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • A Boxer’ Sweetheart. London, Amalgamated Press. 1920.
  • The Wife Who Would Re “Master”. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • The Cinderella Girl. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • In the Shadows!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • Afary Ellen— Mill-Lass. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • Mill-Lass o' Mine’. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • Wedded But Not Wooed; or, Marry Me—Or Go to Prison!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • From Pillar to Past; or, No Home of Her Own. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Wife—or Housekeeper?. London, Amalgamated Press. 1921.
  • A House, But Not a Home,. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • The Husband, The Wife, and the Friend. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • A Jealous Wife's Revenge!. London, Amalgamated Press. 1921.
  • Just Jane Emily. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Little Miss Lancashire; or, Moll o' the Mill. London. Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Lonely Little Lucy. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Mad for Dress!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Sally All-Smiles. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • The School Against Her!. London, Amalgamated Press. 1920.
  • Scorned by “His” Mother''. London,, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Ann All-Alone: The Story of a Girl's Great Self-Sacrifice. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Wife or Maid? or, Scorned by Her Workmates. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • The Brute!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • We Want Our Mummy!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Gipsy Born!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Tattling Tongues. London, Amalgamated Press. 1922.
  • The Gipsy Schoolgirl. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Girl of the Prairie. London, Amaigamated Press, 1922.
  • The Home Without a Father!. London, Amalgamated Press. 1922.
  • Mather Knows Best! or, Uttered in Anger!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Mr. Leslie’s School for Girls,. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Nobody's Girl. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Rich Girl— Charity Girl!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Blood Money!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923
  • The Disappearance of Barbara. London. Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Such a Fine Fellow! London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • The Gipsy Actress. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • The Girl Who Married the Wrong Man!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • He Couldn’t Take Money! or, The “Old Fool” of the Family!. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • His Wife—or His Mother? or, No Home of Her Own. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • I'm Not a Common Girl! London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Jenny Luck of Brendon’s Mills. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • The New Girl at Bellforth. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • The Second Husband. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Secrets of the Shop! London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Too Old for Her Husband! London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • Bringing Up Becky! London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • She Was an Actress. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • Go Borrowing—Go Sorrowing. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • A Son to Be Proud Of! London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • He Married a Mill-Lass. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • The Island Girl. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • Married to His Wife’s Family. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • She Wrecked Their Home! or, A Son’s a Son till He Takes Him a Wife. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • Midsummer Madness! London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • The Mill-Girl’s Bargain! London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • My Man of the Mill! London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • Poisoned Lives! London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • The “Sports” of Lyndale. London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • As the World Judged. London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • When There’s Love at Home. London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • A Girl’s Good Name. London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • Where Is My Child To-night? London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • Just 'Liz-beth Ann. London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • Longing for Love. London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • Pride Parted Them! London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • Shamed by Her Husband! London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • She Posed as Their Friend! London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • She Shall Never Call You Mother! London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • And Still She Loved Him. London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • The Daughter He Didn't Want! London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • Some Mother’s Child! London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • It Is My Duty! London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • The Life He Led Her! London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • Love Needs Telling. London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • Maggie of Marley’s Mill. London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • The Man Who Married Again. London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • Rivals at School— Rivals Through Life! London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • She Sold Her Child! London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • He'll Never Marry You! London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbour—. London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • Lizbeth Rose. London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • Tied to Her Apron Strings! London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • The Long, Long Wooing. London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • Loved for Her Money. London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • The New Girl. London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • She'll Never Marry My Son! London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • Some Mother’s Son! London, Amalgamated Press, 1928.
  • A Beggar at Her Husband’s Door! London, Amalgamated Press, 1928.
  • Utterly Alone! London, Amalgamated Press, 1928.
  • His Wife or His Work? London, Amalgamated Press, 1928.
  • His Wife's Secret! London, Amalgamated Press, 1928.
  • Nobody Wants You! London, Amalgamated Press, 1928.
  • He Shall Not Marry a Mill-Lass! London, Amalgamated Press, 1929.
  • The Husband She Wanted. London, Amalgamated Press, 1930.
  • Jess o’ Jordan’s. London, Amalgamated Press, 1930.
  • Wedded— But Alone! London, Amalgamated Press, 1930.
  • Another Girl Won Him. London, Amalgamated Press, 1935.

Novels as Henry St. John Cooper

  • The Master of the Mill. London, Amalgamated Press, 1910.
  • A Shop-Girl’s Revenge. London, Fleetway House, 1914.
  • The Cotton King. London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • The Lass He Left Behind Him! London, Fleetway House, 1915.
  • The Black Sheep; or, Who Is My Brother? London, Fleetway House, 1916.
  • Ready— Aye Ready! A Story of the Bull-Dogs of the Ocean. London, Fleetway House, 1916.
  • The Man with the Money. London, Fleetway House, 1917.
  • Hero or Scamp? London, Fleetway House, 1918.
  • Miss Bolo; or, A Spy in the Home. London, Fleetway House, 1918.
  • The Man of Her Dreams. London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • The Mill Queen. London, Fleetway House, 1919.
  • Sunny Ducrow. London, Sampson Low, 1919.
  • There’s Just One Girl. London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • Vagabond Jess. London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • “Wild-Fire” Nan. London, Amalgamated Press, 1919.
  • Fair and False; or, A Whited Sepulchre. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • Her Mother-in-Law. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • James Bevanwood, Baronet. London, Sampson Low, 1920.
  • Just a Cottage Maid. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • A Lodger in His Own Home. London, Amalgamated Press. 1920.
  • Married to a Miser. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • Men Were Deceivers Ever. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • Mountain Lovers. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • Two Menanda Maid. London, Amalgamated Press, 1920.
  • Elizabeth in Dreamland. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • The Garden of Memories. London, Sampson Low, 1921.
  • The Island of Eve. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Love’s Waif. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Mabel St. John’s Schooldays. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Madge o’ the Mill. London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Prison-Stained! London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • We're Not Wanted Now! London, Amalgamated Press, 1921.
  • Carniss and Company. London, Sampson Low, 1922.
  • Above Her Station. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • A Daughter of the Loom; or, Go and Marry Your Mill-Girl! London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Fairweather Friends! or, Fleeced by His Family! London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • The Imaginary Marriage. London, Sampson Low, 1922.
  • Poverty’s Daughter. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • A Snake in the Grass. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • The Vagabond’s Daughter. London, Amalgamated Press, 1922.
  • Could She Forgive? London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Gipsy Love. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • The “Head” of the Family; or, Despised by Them All! London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Hidden Hearts. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Kidnapped. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Mary Faithful. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Son o’ Mine! London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Too Common for Him! London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Two's Company...; or, Young Folks Are Best Alone. London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • Yield Not to Temptation! London, Amalgamated Press, 1923.
  • The Broken Barrier. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • His Wife from the Kitchen! London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • Just Plain Jim! or, One of the Rank and File. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • A Lover in Rags. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • Redway Street. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • The Unwanted Heiress. London, Amalgamated Press, 1924.
  • The Fortunes of Sally Luck. London, Sampson Low, 1925.
  • Lose Money—Lose Friends! London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • Nan of No Man's Land. London, Amalgamated Press, 1925.
  • The Cottar'’s Daughter. London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • The Gallant Lover: A Queen Anne Story. London, Sampson Low, 1926.
  • The Golconda Necklace. London, Sampson Low, 1926.
  • Whoso Diggeth a Pit—. London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • The Woman Who Parted Them! London, Amalgamated Press, 1926.
  • The Amazing Tramp. London, Amalgamated Press, 1927.
  • Morning Glory. London, Sampson Low, 1927.
  • Golden Bait. London, Sampson Low, 1928.
  • The Red Veil. London, Sampson Low, 1928.
  • As Fate Decrees. London, Sampson Low, 1929.
  • Compromise. London, Sampson Low, 1929.
  • Retribution. London, Sampson Low, 1930.
  • The Millionaire Tramp. London, Sampson Low, 1930.
  • When a Man Loves. London, Sampson Low, 1931.
  • The Forbidden Road. London, Sampson Low, 1931.
  • Love That Divided. London, Sampson Low, 1932.
  • The Splendid Love. London, Sampson Low, 1932.
  • When Love Compels. London, Sampson Low, 1933.
  • Dangerous Paths. London, Sampson Low, 1933.
  • As a Woman Wills. London, Sampson Low, 1934.
  • The Hush Marriage. London, Sampson Low, 1934.
  • Toils of Silence. London, Sampson Low, 1935.
  • A Woman’s Way. London, Sampson Low, 1935.
  • At Grips with Fate. London, Sampson Low, 1936.
  • The Call of Love. London, Sampson Low, 1936.

Other publications

  • Bull- Dogs and Bull- Dog Breeding. London, Jarrolds, 1905.
  • Bulldogs and Bulldog Men. London, Jarrolds, 1908.
  • Bulldogs and All about Them. London, Jarrolds, 1914.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cadogan, Mary (1982). "Mabel St. John". In Vinson, James (ed.). Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Macmillan Publishers. pp. 607–612. ISBN 978-1-349-06129-7.
  2. ↑ Drotner, Kirsten (1988). English Children and Their Magazines, 1751–1945. Yale University Press. p. 166. ISBN 0-300-04010-5.
  3. ↑ Hodder, Mark. "Snippets: A Sexton Blake Scrapbook". Blakiana. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sunny Side Up (1926)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Susan (2019). ""Singer for the Million": Henry Russell, Popular Song, and the Solo Recital". In Parker, Roger; Rutherford, Susan (eds.). London Voices, 1820–1840: Vocal Performers, Practices, Histories. The University of Chicago Press. pp. 201–220. ISBN 978-0-226-67018-8.
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