Jacob Ralph Abarbanell

Jacob Ralph Abarbanell (December 6, 1852 – November 9, 1922) was an American lawyer, author, and playwright from New York City.

Jacob Ralph Abarbanell
Born	(1852-12-06)December 6, 1852
Died	November 9, 1922(1922-11-09) (aged 69)
Pen name	Paul Revere, Ralph Royal
Occupation	Novelist playwright journalist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Citizenship	American
Spouse	Cornelia Louise Eaton ​ ​ (m. 1892)​

Early life

Jacob Ralph Abarbanell was born to furrier Rudolph Abarbanell and his wife Rosalia. He married Cornelia L. Eaton, of Jersey City, on June 30, 1892. After graduating from City College in 1872 and Columbia Law in 1874, he practiced in the city.^[1]

Literary career

While practicing law, he also wrote stories, articles, magazine serials, and plays throughout his life.

While some work and translations were published under his own name, he also used the pseudonyms 'Ralph Royal' and 'Paul Revere'. His best known works were the books The Model Pair (1881) and The Rector's Secret (1892), and the dramas Countess of Monte Cristo (1902) and The Heart of the People (1909). He also published translations of stories from French and German.^[2][3]