A Lady of Mettle is a racing novel by Nat Gould (1857-1919), the English writer who was the most popular sporting novelist of his age, turning out scores of turf romances of horses, jockeys, and the gamble. Gould worked as a journalist in Australia before the racecourse novels made his fortune, and his books sold in the millions among readers who loved a flutter. This is one of that enormous racing output. Free PDF download available on BDeBooks.