1900-1909

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The Princess Sophia. Published by Heinemann in 1900.

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The Luck of the Vails. Published by Heinemann in 1901. Although panned by critics it was a commercial success.

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Scarlet and Hyssop. Published by Heinemann in 1902. The original title was to be 'The Leper'. The book is a 'tirade' against the leaders of society.

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The Book of Months. Published by Heinemann in April 1903. Olive green cloth covers. Inserted on dedication page is a slip to say that there is no potash in a product metioned in the book, with an apology. A difficult book to categorise, being a collection of various elements such as novel, diary, essays.

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The Valkyries. Published by Dean & Son in 1903. Illustrated in Black & White by T Noyes Lewis. There was a paperback edition issued in the same year for Unwin's Library

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The Relentless City Published by Heinemann in 1903' pale yellow cloth binding, black lettering and coat of arms on front cover as shown.

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The Challoners Published by Heinemann in 1904

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An Act in a Backwater. Published by Heinemann in 1905. Red cloth covers with the title in gilt on the spine and on the front cover as shown.

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The Image in the Sand. Published by Heinemann in 1905.

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The Angel of Pain. Published by Heinemann in 1906. First published by Lippincott in the USA in1905

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Paul. Published by Heinemann in 1906. beige cloth with black lettering.

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The House of Defence. Published by Heinemann in 1907. First published by 'Authors and Newspapers Association', New York in 1906 with 4 colour illustrations by H. Richard Boehm. The dust jacket shown is from that edition.

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Sheaves. Published by Stanley Paul 1907,

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Edition published by Doubleday, Page, New York in 1907 before the UK edition.

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The Blotting Book. Published by Heinemann in 1908. A detective story somewhat outside his usual range. Green binding stamped on a panel to front & spine in gilt as shown.

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The Climber. Published by Heinemann in 1908. There is also a de-luxe edition in Orange/brown cloth, Contains an early prototype of Elizabeth Mapp.

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A Reaping. Published by Heinemann in 1909.

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