Literary Works
From 1906, after his return to England, he devoted his time in writing.
He also published the biography of his father general Henry Marion Durand (1812–1871) and had ambitions as novelist (often with his wife Lady E. R. Durand (1852–1913) as co-author). Some of his publications:
- An Autumn Tour in Western Persia, (1902)
- Nadir Shah: An Historical Novel, (1908)
- The Life of Field-Marshal Sir George White, V.C., (1915)
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