Robert William Cole (6 April 1869 - 12 November 1937) was born in Heston, Middlesex and studied law at Balliol, Oxford, intending to become a barrister, but instead worked as a professional photographer and author.
[2] His writing is most notable for an early description of war in space, but had little influence on the history of science fiction because it was published by small presses and received little public attention.
A former wastrel has found love and turned over a new leaf, but is intermittently possessed by his rakish past self, given to drinking, chasing loose women, etc., in order to teach him a moral lesson.
The hero is prepared to renounce his fiancée to ensure that her life will be happy, even if he is miserable.
A romantic comedy in which a young man disguises himself as his own sister, then takes her place at a ladies' finishing school, in order to pursue the woman he loves.