 She has been cited as a model for characters in the Lucia novels of E F Benson, either the operatic soprano Olga Bracely  or Lucia herself, as well as the prototype for the heroine of William Black's novel "The Strange Adventures of a House-Boat".She resisted encouragements to return to the theatre, but did a number of fund-raising performances during World War I in Worcester, Stratford and London.The latter included roles as Galatea, Juliet and Clarice in W. S. Gilbert's play "Comedy and Tragedy".