produced patriotic fiction such as Enduring Adventure (1944). She also wrote short stories, children's books, and non-fiction but increasingly turned to romantic novels, often with a hospital theme. Personal life James knew the lesbian writer Radclyffe Hall and attended the trial for obscenity of her book The Well of Loneliness. Barbara Beauchamp was her partner in the later part of her life. Death and legacy James died at University College Hospital, London, on 19 November 1979. Her home address prior to her death was 188 Naish Court Extension, Bemerton Street, Kings Cross, London N1. She left an estate of £3,449. Selected publications Publications by James include: 1920s Sleeveless Errand. Scholartis Press, London, 1929. Sleeveless Errand. Henry Babon & Jack Kahane, Paris, 1929. Hail! All Hail! [A novel.] Scholartis Press, London, 1929. 1930s Shatter the Dream. A novel. Constable & Co., London, 1930. Wanton Ways. Duckworth, London, 1931. Hospital. A Novel. Duckworth, London, 1932. Tinkle the Cat: An Animal Story. Dent, London, 1932. Jake the Dog: An Animal Story. Dent, London, 1933. (With Ruth Vale) Jealousy. A Novel. Duckworth, London, 1933. Mrs Piffy: A Child's Eye View on Life. J.M. Dent & Sons, 1934. (photographs by C.C. Gaddum) Cottage Angles. J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1935. (Wood engravings by Gwendolen Raverat) The Lion Beat the Unicorn. Duckworth, London, 1935. The Return. A Novel. Duckworth, London, 1935. By a Side Wind. [A Novel.]. Jarrolds, London, 1936. Sea View. Jarrolds, London, 1936. The Stars Are Fire. Cassell & Co., London, 1937. Women are Born to Listen. Cassell & Co., London, 1937. As High as the Sky. Cassell & Co., London, 1938. The House by the Tree.. Cassell & Co., London, 1938. I Lived in a Democracy. Longman, London, 1939. Mighty City. Cassell & Co., London, 1939. 1940s The Gentlewoman. A novel. Cassell & Co., London, 1940. The Hunted Heart. Cassell & Co., London, 1941. The Long Journey. Cassell & Co., London, 1941. Two Selfish People. Cassell & Co., London, 1942. Enduring Adventure.. Cassell & Co., London, 1944. One Bright Day. Cassell & Co., London, 1945. Strap-Hangers. Bear Hudson, London, 1946. The Father. Cassell & Co., London, 1946. There Is Always Tomorrow. Macdonald & Co., London, 1946. Penny Trumpet. Macdonald & Co., London, 1947. Brittle Glory. Macdonald & Co., London, 1948. Swift to Sever. Macdonald & Co., London, 1949. Greenfingers and the Gourmet: a Background to Good Cooking. Nicholson & Watson, London, 1949.