 Nelson O'Shaughnessy was later posted to several embassies in Europe, providing Edith with material for travel books on northern France.She also wrote a biography of Marie Adelaide, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and a novel, "Viennese Medley", based on her screenplay "The Greater Glory" which tells the story of former aristocrats at loose ends in Vienna after the end of the First World War and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.O'Shaughnessy also contributed articles to many periodicals, including "Harper's Magazine" and "Review of Reviews".