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Capel Boake

Doris Boake Kerr was a writer who published using the pseudonyms Capel Boake and Stephen Grey.

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Capel Boake
Capel Boake
Capel Boake
Born
Doris Boake Kerr

(1889-08-29)29 August 1889
Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 June 1944(1944-06-05) (aged 54)
Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
OccupationNovelist

Doris Boake Kerr (29 August 1889 at Summer Hill, Sydney – 5 June 1944 at Caulfield, Victoria) was a writer who published using the pseudonyms Capel Boake1 and Stephen Grey.2

Her publishing career began with a story appearing in the Australasian in January 1916. She later published a number of other stories in publications such as The Weekly Times, The Bulletin and The Herald.2

She used the pseudonym Stephen Grey when writing in collaboration with Bernard Cronin.2

The subject matter of her work included the options available to women in the early twentieth century, circus life, and early Melbourne history.1

She was a founding member of the Society of Australian Authors as well as participating in local literary societies.2

She was a niece of the Australian author Barcroft Boake.2

Bibliography

Bibliography

Novels

  • Painted Clay (1917), Melbourne,3 published by the Australasian Authors' Agency and reprinted by Virago London in 1986,4 ISBN 086068766X
  • The Romany Mark (1923), New South Wales Bookstall Co5
  • The Dark Thread (1936), Hutchinson London6
  • The Twig is Bent (1946), Angus & Robertson, written with the aid of a Commonwealth literary grant but published posthumously, Sydney7

Poetry

  • Kangaroo Rhymes (1922), Melbourne, as by "Stephen Grey"8
  • The Selected Poems of Capel Boake (1949), Melbourne9
References

References

  1. "Kerr, Doris Boake (1889–1944)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. "Capel Boake". AustLit. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. "Painted Clay (AAA)". Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Painted Clay (Virago)". Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "The Romany Mark". Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "The Dark Thread". Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "The Twig is Bent". Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Kangaroo Rhymes". Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "The Selected Poems of Capel Boake". Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.