Work – The smothering of the creative spark … could he a sort of murder

Mills & Boon heroines have always worked; the romances have consistently had a work-ethic for both male and female characters, even during those periods when such an ideology for women was unacceptable. As Sophie Cole puts it, “The man or woman who is content with all play has never learnt how to get the most out of life” (Money isn’t Everything, 1923:122).