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Alien, 1856-1926


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  • Variants

    • Baker, Louisa Alice, 1856-1926
    • Baker, Louie Alien, 1856-1926
    • Dot, 1856-1926
    • Alice, 1856-1926
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1856-01-13
    • Death Date

        1926-03-22
    • Descriptor

        New Zealanders
    • Birth Place

        Aston (Birmingham, England)
    • Associated Locale

        New Zealand
    • Associated Locale

        Lyttelton (Christchurch, N.Z.)
    • Associated Locale

        Dunedin (N.Z.)
    • Associated Locale

        England
    • Associated Language

        English
    • Field of Activity

      Novels

      Journalism


    • Occupation

      Novelists

      Journalists

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  • Sources

    • found: Her Majesty of man, 1895:t.p. ("Alien")
    • found: BL(Baker, Louisa Alice; usage: "Alien")
    • found: NUC pre-56(heading: Baker, Mrs. Louie Alien, 1858- ; usage: "Alien")
    • found: Dict. of NZ biog., via WWW, Jan. 10, 2012(Baker, Louisa Alice, 1856-1926, Journalist, novelist)
    • found: Wikipedia, May 1, 2019(Louisa Alice Baker (pen names, Mrs. Louis Alien Baker, Louisa Alien Baker, and Alien; 13 January 1856 - 22 March 1926) was an English-born New Zealand journalist and novelist; born in Aston, Warwickshire, England; at the age of 7, her family immigrated to Lyttelton, New Zealand; in 1874, she married John William Baker; when writing for the Otago Witness writing their children's column she was known as 'Dot' and used the name 'Alice' when writing for the Otago Witness women's column. She continued to write for the Witness after she moved to England in 1894. After her move to England, Louisa wrote novels under the name 'Alien' and continued to write popular articles until her death in 1926; in 1886, Baker moved with her children to Dunedin, New Zealand to work for the Otago Witness as a writer; first novel A daughter of the king was published in 1894, followed by The majesty of man : a novel (1895), In golden shackles (1896), The untold half (1899), The devil's half-acre (1900) Another woman's territory (1901), His neighbour's landmark (1907), and A Maid of Mettle (1913). Baker began writing a column for the Otago Witness again in 1903 called "Alien's Letter from England". She wrote for them until her death in 1926)
  • LC Classification

    • PR9639.2.A45
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  • Change Notes

    • 1988-09-15: new
    • 2019-07-19: revised
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