 Dutt is known for her volumes of poetry in English, "A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields" (1877) and "Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan" (1882), and for her novel in French, "Le Journal de Mademoiselle d’Arvers" (1879).Her poetry is characterized by sensitive descriptions and lyricism.Her poems revolve around themes of loneliness, longing, patriotism and nostalgia.