| 1888 | John Ward, Preacher. The Pennsylvania writer's first novel treats the marital conflicts between a Calvinist minister and his freethinking wife. It would be followed by two character studies, Sidney (1890) and Philip and His Wife (1894). |
| 1898 | Old Chester Tales. The best of Deland's short fiction, the collection is set in an imagined version of her Pennsylvania hometown outside Pittsburgh, centering on the experiences of the elderly rector Dr. Lavender. Several related collections would follow: Dr. Lavender's People (1903), R. J.'s Mother and Some Other People (1908), Around Old Chester (1913), and New Friends in Old Chester (1924). |
| 1906 | The Awakening of Helena Richie. This is the first of a series of Deland's novels dealing with challenges faced by women, in this case, the raising of a homeless boy by a single woman. A sequel, The Iron Woman (1911), concerns divorce; it would be followed by The Rising Tide (1916), on women's suffrage, and The Vehement Flame (1922), examining adultery. |
