His first book, a collection of short pieces called "Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf", was published in 1856, and his second book, a lengthy satirical poem called "Nothing to Do: A Tilt at our Best Society", was published in 1857.
В 1856 и 1857 годах были опубликованы его первые художественные произведения: сборник рассказов "Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf" и сатирическая поэма "Nothing to Do: A Tilt at our Best Society".