LW
had many friends among literary people and those who moved in literary circles. She discussed the books of her childhood with Reginald Palgrave
, who shared many of her early reading experiences, and Wilkie Collins
Reception
Lucy Walford
After the publication of Recollections of a Scottish NovelistLW
decided that there were still stories in her mind that rank among the great days of my life, yet which did not fit in with...