New York: Putnam, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of a sharp-tongued and adventurous heroine who offers a very different perspective on middle-class life in Victorian England. 259 pp. ISBN: 978-0399155765.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, (1982.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An authoritative biography of this influential Victorian figure. Illustrated with more than 50 photographs. Extensive notes, index. 512 pp. ISBN: 0-460-045474.

New York: Doubleday, 2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - A murder mystery set in Victorian England - "When Indian Princess Alexandrina is left penniless by the sudden death of her father, the Maharaja of Brindor, Queen Victoria grants her a grace-and-favor home in Hampton Court Palace. Though rumored to be haunted, Alexandrina and her lady's maid, Pooki, have no choice but to take the Queen up on her offer.. . But when General-Major Bagshot dies after eating said pie, and the coroner finds traces of arsenic in his body, Pooki becomes the #1 suspect in a murder investigation." 313 pp. ISBN: 978-0385535564.

New York: Bantam, (1961.). First edition - F2201, cover price 50c. The cover blares "The shocking facts about the flesh markets of Europe: a story of lust and moral depravity unequalled in civilized times" but this is actually a fairly serious, if dramatic, account of the traffic in young women which flourished in Victorian England, including the work of the rescuers - women like Josephine Butler - and of government hearings. Bibliography, index. 199 pp.

New York: The Viking Press, 1929. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her third novel, a retelling of the myth of Cupid (Eros - Eric) and Psyche (Sukey) set in 1873 Victorian England. A fairy tale in many ways, but one with wit and humor and insight into human foibles, including a wonderful scene of Sukey take refuge in a "disorderly house." A darker background to the this story - which deals with loving a man classed as an 'idiot' because he has fits - is the 1920s fascination with eugenics and limitations on the right to 'breed.' A more appealing edition than the original UK one with lavender boards, illustrated endpapers and illustrated dust jacket. 297 pp.