circa 1909; Hurst & Company publishers, New York; hardbound with green decorative boards and gilt tracing; has owner's name and city (cursive, pencil) inside front dated "1909"; pages good condition; boards good conditon with very minor edge wear; no dust jacket.
 
Charlotte Mary Brame (usually known as Charlotte M. Brame, last name sometimes mistakenly given as Braeme; appeared under pseudonyms in America, notably Bertha M. Clay, and was sometimes identified by the name of her most famous novel, Dora Thorne) (1 November 1836 – 25 November 1884) was an English novelist.