Publishers initially rejected it because of themes of female adultery which they felt would reduce sales; the opposite effect occurred instead.

[4] Also published in Temple Bar, in February 1886, were Some American Recollections, after a visit to the United States, driven partially by a desire to avoid British weather, as her lungs suffered from a medical condition.

A letter in the National Reformer shortly after her death confirmed that she "frequently attended the meetings of the Manchester Positivist Society", and suggested that "Her works, which are widely read in the North of England, and elsewhere, must have had a considerable influence for good in removing theological prejudices or bias, especially among women, who appear to form the majority of her readers.

[6] Bertha Porter, in the Dictionary of National Biography, wrote, "Her plots were rather less satisfactorily devised than her studies of character, which were usually subtly and powerfully portrayed.

[3] A present-day commentator writes: "Her novels often portrayed characters of dubious moral fibre, which proved popular with the reading public.

[7] She published the following works, in London: A version of The First Violin dramatised by Sidney Bowkett, was produced at the Crown Theatre, Peckham, on 27 March 1899.