Curtis Yorke

Curtis Yorke, the pen name of Susan Rowley Richmond Lee (1854–1930), was a Scottish writer.

Early life and marriage The daughter of John Jex Long, she was born Susan Rowley Long in Scotland and was educated in Glasgow. She married John Wilson Richmond Lee, a mining engineer. The couple moved to Kensington in London.

Career She published her first novel That Little Girl in 1886 and went on to publish almost fifty titles.

Selected works That Little Girl (1886) Hush!: A Novel (1888), three volumes, published by Richard Bentley Dudley. A Story of Modern Life (1888), published by Jarrold & Sons The Wild Ruthvens: A Home Story (1889), published by Jarrold & Sons The Mystery of Belgrave Square (1889), published by F. V. White A Romance of Modern London: A Novel (1892), three volumes, published by F. V. White His Heart to Win (1893), published by Jarrold & Sons Between the Silences and Other Stories (1894), published by Jarrold & Sons The Medlicotts: An Uneventful Family Chronicle (1895), published by Jarrold & Sons Because of the Child: A Story without a Plot (1897), published by Jarrold & Sons A Flirtation with Truth (1897), published by John Macqueen Those Children (illustrated by Hal Hurst, 1899) Carpathia Knox: A Novel (1900), published by Jarrold & Sons Only Betty (1907), published by John Long All about Judy (1927)