 His articles contributed to "Nature and Art" show a wide range of subject matter - mackerel, fishing, lithographic stone, silkworms, sandgrouse, metallurgy, bamboo, flying fish, nuts, the backroads of London, tin, fir cones, palms and plants, and a host of other topics that piqued his interest.The British Museum catalogue lists nine books written by Lord.The best-known of these is "Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel and Exploration" first published in 1868 in serial form, and lavishly illustrated with woodcuts and text contributions by Thomas Baines and engraved by "Butterworth & Heath".