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Dilly Court

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Dilly Court is a British author best known for bestselling historical sagas centred on working-class women, family hardship and survival. Raised in north-east London, she began her career in commercial television, writing scripts and advertising material, before publishing her first novel later in life. She is now the author of more than forty novels and also writes under the name Lily Baxter.

Her novels include Mermaids Singing, The Workhouse Girl, The Beggar Maid, The Cockney Angel and Sunday’s Child. Frequently set in Victorian and Edwardian London, her stories follow women confronting poverty, social inequality, family separation and personal loss while attempting to build more secure lives. Court’s combination of emotional drama, accessible historical settings and resilient heroines has made her a Sunday Times bestselling author.

Periods and events

Crimean War1853–1856 CE The Blitz1940–1941 CE Victorian & Edwardian Britain1837–1914 CE Victorian Crime1837–1901 Victorian Era1837–1901 CE Victorian London1837–1901 CE Women’s Suffrage Movement in Britain1903–1918 CE World War I1914–1918 CE

Historical fiction

Historical fiction series by Dilly Court (3 series)

The Rockwood Chronicles in Order

by Dilly Court 8 books 4.6(40,921)

The Rockwood Chronicles follows the Carey and Blanchard families as they struggle to preserve Rockwood Castle and rebuild their fortunes in Victorian England. Beginning with Rosalind Carey’s attempt to save the crumbling Devon estate, the sequence expands through marriages, widowhood, adoption and the lives of young women drawn…

The Village Secrets in Order

by Dilly Court 3 books 4.6(17,040)

Set in and around the Essex village of Little Creek between 1867 and 1879, the Village Secrets trilogy follows women whose futures are shaped by poverty, social rank and secrets within the local community. Daisy Marshall arrives after being abandoned by her intended husband and becomes involved in…

The River Maid in Order

by Dilly Court 3 books 4.5(13,302)

Beginning in the riverside districts of Victorian London, The River Maid series follows working women whose lives are bound to the Thames, maritime trade and the fortunes of the Manning family. Essie Chapman’s encounter with the enigmatic Raven carries her far beyond Limehouse, while the later novels trace…

Historical fiction

Standalone historical fiction by Dilly Court (35 books)

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