 Cobb also found much inspiration from his own life, and he composed a multitude of autobiographical writings and personal reflections.Much of his writing went unpublished in his lifetime, and several anthologies were assembled from it by other scholars after his death.Richard Cobb was born in Frinton-on-Sea, England, during World War One, the son of Francis Hills Cobb, who worked in the Sudan Civil Service, and his wife, Dora Cobb, "née" Swindale.