[note 1] She was the daughter of a London based barrister William Lewis Thomas and his wife Ann Hellier.

Published by F.Enos Arnold of London[note 3] as a single volume yellow-back Cora was marketed as entertaining reading and often sold at railway stations.

[13] It included a brightly coloured cover, printed by chromoxylography and was aimed at a predominately young female class of readers.

The Wicked Lady which is partly set in a mental institution was adapted for the stage by the playwright and actor, Brandon Ellis who toured with it in 1874 appearing at Theatre Royal in Huddersfield.

[15] Revenge another romance was printed with a maroon cover embossed with the motif, St.James Series and was, at least in presentation, an attempt to distance Gertrude Fenton from the garish yellow-backs.