¶A continuation of the Veneerings story: 'it was an irresistible temptation to me to consider how they might have developed, what pursuits they would have followed, and with what results'. (Preface.) Johnston, who made his name as an explorer and a colonial administrator in East Africa, also wrote sequels to Dombey and Son, (The Gay-Dombeys 1919), and George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession, (Mrs. Warren's Daughter, 1920).