Dornford Yates was the pseudonym of the 20th century British novelist, Cecil William Mercer. His thriller and humor books were best sellers between the First and Second World Wars. While at the University, Mercer became active in drama. The Brother of Daphne began as a series of stories in Windsor Magazine. The table of contents includes Punch and Judy, Clothes and the man, When it was dark, Adam and New Year's Eve, The Judgment of Paris, Which to adore, Every picture tells a story, The Busy Beers, A point of honour, Pride goeth before, The love scene, The order of the bath, A lucid interval, A private view, and All found.