Case 7
- Alien
Alien. A daughter of the king. 2nd ed. London: Hutchinson, 1895.
Louisa Alice Baker (1856-1926) was the author of 16 novels written under the pseudonym ‘Alien’, due to her sense of alienation experienced in both New Zealand and England. Born in Warwickshire, her family settled in Christchurch in 1863, before she moved to Dunedin in 1886.
Her first literary work was for the Otago Witness, assisting William Fenwick to edit the children’s page ‘Dot’s Little Folk’, in which she offered advice to children who wrote in.
Her column offering advice to women by ‘Alice’ included a personal letter to her readers, and often reflected her negative experience of marriage. Days after the granting of women’s suffrage in September 1893, Baker wrote “Why do men ask that women should sit in the shadow of their throne?”
By 1894, she had written her first novel A daughter of the King and settled in London. The lot of a lone woman was her most enduring theme, and her novels, mostly set in New Zealand, have strong feminist overtones.
Baker was active and in good health when in 1926 she died of severe burns after extinguishing a fire on her portable oil stove. She had been writing an article late at night for the Otago Witness when the accident occurred.
Alien. The majesty of man. London: Hutchinson, 1895.
Louisa Alice Baker (1856-1926) was the author of 16 novels written under the pseudonym ‘Alien’, due to her sense of alienation experienced in both New Zealand and England. Born in Warwickshire, her family settled in Christchurch in 1863, before she moved to Dunedin in 1886.
Her first literary work was for the Otago Witness, assisting William Fenwick to edit the children’s page ‘Dot’s Little Folk’, in which she offered advice to children who wrote in.
Her column offering advice to women by ‘Alice’ included a personal letter to her readers, and often reflected her negative experience of marriage. Days after the granting of women’s suffrage in September 1893, Baker wrote “Why do men ask that women should sit in the shadow of their throne?”
By 1894, she had written her first novel A daughter of the King and settled in London. The lot of a lone woman was her most enduring theme, and her novels, mostly set in New Zealand, have strong feminist overtones.
Baker was active and in good health when in 1926 she died of severe burns after extinguishing a fire on her portable oil stove. She had been writing an article late at night for the Otago Witness when the accident occurred.
Alien. The devil’s half-acre. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1900.
Louisa Alice Baker (1856-1926) was the author of 16 novels written under the pseudonym ‘Alien’, due to her sense of alienation experienced in both New Zealand and England. Born in Warwickshire, her family settled in Christchurch in 1863, before she moved to Dunedin in 1886.
Her first literary work was for the Otago Witness, assisting William Fenwick to edit the children’s page ‘Dot’s Little Folk’, in which she offered advice to children who wrote in.
Her column offering advice to women by ‘Alice’ included a personal letter to her readers, and often reflected her negative experience of marriage. Days after the granting of women’s suffrage in September 1893, Baker wrote “Why do men ask that women should sit in the shadow of their throne?”
By 1894, she had written her first novel A daughter of the King and settled in London. The lot of a lone woman was her most enduring theme, and her novels, mostly set in New Zealand, have strong feminist overtones.
Baker was active and in good health when in 1926 she died of severe burns after extinguishing a fire on her portable oil stove. She had been writing an article late at night for the Otago Witness when the accident occurred.
Alien. A maid of mettle. London: Digby, Long & Co., 1913.
Louisa Alice Baker (1856-1926) was the author of 16 novels written under the pseudonym ‘Alien’, due to her sense of alienation experienced in both New Zealand and England. Born in Warwickshire, her family settled in Christchurch in 1863, before she moved to Dunedin in 1886.
Her first literary work was for the Otago Witness, assisting William Fenwick to edit the children’s page ‘Dot’s Little Folk’, in which she offered advice to children who wrote in.
Her column offering advice to women by ‘Alice’ included a personal letter to her readers, and often reflected her negative experience of marriage. Days after the granting of women’s suffrage in September 1893, Baker wrote “Why do men ask that women should sit in the shadow of their throne?”
By 1894, she had written her first novel A daughter of the King and settled in London. The lot of a lone woman was her most enduring theme, and her novels, mostly set in New Zealand, have strong feminist overtones.
Baker was active and in good health when in 1926 she died of severe burns after extinguishing a fire on her portable oil stove. She had been writing an article late at night for the Otago Witness when the accident occurred.
