Cookson
noun
Dame Catherine. 1906-98, British novelist, known for her popular novels set in northeast England
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Well, it is possible; old Cookson may not be so great a fool as he looks.
Dr. Jolliffe's BoysLewis Hough
I hear from Mr Cookson that you have been mugging lately, just as I have.
Dr. Jolliffe's BoysLewis Hough
Of these, and so many more, Mr. Cookson has at this moment fifteen thousand plants.
About OrchidsFrederick Boyle
In the morning a sailor conducted the boys to the house where Mr. Cookson had established himself.
A Chapter of AdventuresG. A. Henty
On the 31st of March Cookson and Keir struck track of guns, and presently they were attacked with great determination.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, vol. 7Louis Creswicke