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.

Capel Boake