Further Reading
Biography
Lawson, Anita. Irvin S. Cobb. Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1984, 254 p.
Most comprehensive study of Cobb's life and career.
Criticism
Maurice, Arthur Bartlett. "The History of Their Books: Part VII, Irvin S. Cobb." Bookman Vol. 69 (July 1929): 511-14.
An engaging overview of Cobb's stories and of his method of writing.
Walker, Stanley. "Mellow and Friendly As His Native Bourbon." New York Herald Tribune Vol. 17, No. 29 (March 16, 1941): 1-2.
A review of Exit Laughing with a hint of nostalgia for the heyday of Cobb's career, when his name was well-known and his writing in fashion.
Additional coverage of Cobb's life and career is contained in the following sources published by Gale Research: Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 11, 25, and 86.
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