Helen Taylor

A mysterious man arrives in London and, in a freak accident, gets electrocuted on an underground train and loses his memory. A young lady ca…

Five children discover a mysterious egg in their new nursery carpet - an egg which hatches into a magical talking Phoenix! The carpet is a m…

Anna Estcourt, twenty-five and beautiful, is the penniless ward of her distant brother and his exasperating wife. Turning down all offers of…

The third of the series featuring Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane: four children who are, as they often say, "the sort of people that wo…

The first in a trilogy of books known together as 'The Little Ottleys', this is a sparkling social comedy set in Edwardian London. Ada Lever…

The second of the 'Little Ottleys' trilogy, an Edwardian comedy of manners. Several years have passed since the events in 'Love's Shadow', b…

Four very different women, with very different reasons for wanting to escape a cold and dreary London, come together to share a month's holi…

A story of love and adventure, following the fortunes of a young man and woman each trying to make their way in the wide world. Horatio and …

Mrs Armytage is a widowed landowner, spirited, independent and very much used to having her own way and exercising total dominance over her …

In the final instalment of the 'Little Ottleys' trilogy, three years have passed since Bruce and Edith's marriage was in danger of collapse.…

When the role of ‘Lady Superintendent’ becomes available at the Commercial and Technical College for South West England, the calm and capabl…

One of the great Victorian novels by an author at the height of his powers, Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of the calculating, upwardly-mo…