Capel Boake

Capel Boake

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 Boake[1] 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 and well as participating in local literary societies.[2]

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

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 Co[5]
  • The Dark Thread (1936), Hutchinson London[6]
  • The Twig is Bent (1946), Angus & Robertson, written with the aid of a Commonwealth literary grant but published posthumously, Sydney[7]

Poetry

  • Kangaroo Rhymes (1922), Melbourne, as by "Stephen Grey"[8]
  • The Selected Poems of Capel Boake (1949), Melbourne[9]

References

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


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