Pseudonym: Cobb, Clayton W., of Virginia
External Identifier: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00037410
Items with "Patten, J. Alexander (James Alexander)" as Credited Author
Note: This list is sorted by the earliest known
dated edition for each title; earlier editions may exist.
1869
Universal Eccentric Biography: "Lord" Dexter, the Original of the Class of American "Shoddy;" Lord Francis Bacon; Eugene Aram, the Noted English Usher, Thief and Murderer; "Admirable Crichton;" Oliver GoldsmithUniversal Eccentric Biography: Guy, the English Miser—Richard Dart, Jemmy Taylor, John Elves, Daniel Dancer, and Other Misers of Note
Universal Eccentric Biography: Personages Showing Absentmindedness and the Power of Memory
1870
Remarkable Dreams: Dream of the Author of "Home, Sweet Home"Remarkable Dreams: Dream Told by a New York Official
Remarkable Dreams: The Dream of Lola Montez
1871
Remarkable Dreams: Recent Instance of Death Foretold1874
Curious Marriages: An Instance of Divine RetributionCurious Marriages: The Famous "Gretna Green" Marriages-Copy of an Original Certificate-A Singular Marriage in the State of New York
1879
Sharp Sam; or, The Adventures of a Friendless Boy, A Story of the Great City1880
Talked About People: Allan Pinkerton, The Noted DetectiveTalked About People: Captain James B. Eads, Civil Engineer
Talked About People: Cyrus W. Field, The Originator of Ocean Telegraphs
Talked About People: Edwin Booth, Tragedian
Talked About People: General John Newton, Superintending Engineer of Hell Gate and other Improvements, New York
Talked About People: George W. Childs, Proprietor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Talked About People: Henry Bergh, President of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Talked About People: Henry Hilton, Merchant and Capitalist
Talked About People: John B. Gough, Temperance Reformer
Talked About People: John Lester Wallack, Actor and Manager
Talked About People: John Roach, Great American Shipbuilder
Talked About People: Joseph Jefferson, Comedian
Talked About People: Ole Bull, Violinist
Talked About People: P. G. Gilmore, The Musician
Talked About People: P. T. Barnum, Showman
Talked About People: Peter Cooper, Philanthropist
Talked About People: Rev. James McCosh, D. D., LL. D., Metaphysician
Talked About People: Rev. Robert Collyer, Pastor of the Church of the Mes iah, New York
Talked About People: Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, D. D., Pastor of the Tabernacle, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Talked About People: Richard J. Gatling, Inventor
Talked About People: Seth Green Pisciculturist
Talked About People: Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
Talked About People: Thomas L. James, Postmaster of New York City
Talked About People: Thomas Nast, Artist
Talked About People: William H. Vanderbilt, Great Capitalist
Talked About: Theodore Thomas, Musician
1881
Talked About People: Alfred S. Barnes, Publisher of School-booksTalked About People: Cardinal John McCloskey
Talked About People: Charles L. Tiffany, Gold and Silversmith
Talked About People: Charles O'Conor, Lawyer
Talked About People: Clara Louise Kellogg, Prima Donna
Talked About People: Clara Morris, Actress
Talked About People: Dion Boucicault, Dramatist and Actor
Talked About People: Dwight L. Moody, Evangelist
Talked About People: Edward Hanlan, Oarsman
Talked About People: General Luigi Palma Di Cesnola, Archeological Explorer
Talked About People: Henry M. Stanley, PH. D., Journalist and Traveler
Talked About People: Horace B. Claflin, Dry-Goods Merchant
Talked About People: Jay Gould, Capitalist
Talked About People: Louis Prang, Art and Educational Publisher
Talked About People: Rev. John Hall, D. D., Pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York
Talked About People: Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D., Pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn
Talked About People: Royal E. Robbins, Watch Manufacturer
Talked About People: Sinclair Tousey, President of the American News Company
Talked About People: William M. Evarts, LL. D., Lawyer and Statesman
Talked About People: William W. Corcoran, Philanthropist
1883
A Dream That Prevented CrimeA Husband in a Dream
1884
Acts of Heroism in HistoryActs of Heroism in History: At Bloody San Jacinto—On the Decks of the Bon Homme Richard
Great Acts of Heroism in History
Oddities of Prominent Women: Mrs. President Adams—Mrs. President Madison—Calpurnia and Fulvia, the Roman Wives.—Mrs. Shelley, the Authoress
Oddities of Prominent Women: Queen Christina of Sweden—Madame Ida Pfeiffer, the Traveler—Lady Jane Elizabeth Ellenborough
Superstitions Among All Nations
Superstitions Among All Nations: The Belief in Fairies—A Strange Event—About the Sibylline Books and Roman Superstitions—Obtaining the Scared Plants and Serpent's Eggs
1885
Oddities of Prominent Women: A French Celebrity-Queen Mary II. of England-An English Authoress-How A Timid Woman Became A Physician-A Spanish Queen- An Actress- Perseverance of a Female Missionary1886
The Poor Lawyer1887
John Jacob Astor's DreamSailor Ben; or, The Romance of an Inheritance
1891
A Sister's DiscoveryTwo Dreams Cause A Marriage