Allen Raine
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Allen Raine was the pseudonym
of the Welsh
novelist Anne Adalisa Beynon Puddicombe (6 October 1836
– 21 June 1908
).
She was born Anne Adalisa Evans in Newcastle Emlyn
, Carmarthenshire
, the daughter of a lawyer Benjamin and Letitia Grace Evans. Her father was a lawyer and the grandson of David Davis (Castellhywel)
(1745–1827); her mother was the granddaughter of Daniel Rowland
. In 1849, she was sent to be educated with the family of a Unitarian minister, Henry Solly, at Cheltenham, and afterwards lived in the suburbs of London with her sister. Returning to Wales in 1856 she married the banker Beynon Puddicombe in April 1872; he was the foreign correspondent of Smith Payne's Bank, London. They lived in the London area until February 1900, when her husband became mentally ill. They retired to Bronmôr, Traethsaith in Cardiganshire
until his death in 1906; she remained there until her death.
1920) and By Berwen Banks (1920).
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of the Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
novelist Anne Adalisa Beynon Puddicombe (6 October 1836
1836 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1836 to Wales and its people.-Events:*April - Completion of the Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway, the first narrow-gauge railway in the world....
– 21 June 1908
1908 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1908 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince of Wales, son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales - Mary of Teck...
).
She was born Anne Adalisa Evans in Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn is a town straddling the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in west Wales and lying on the River Teifi.Adpar is the part of the town that lies on the Ceredigion side of the River Teifi...
, Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
, the daughter of a lawyer Benjamin and Letitia Grace Evans. Her father was a lawyer and the grandson of David Davis (Castellhywel)
David Davis (Castellhywel)
David Davis , known as "Castellhywel" or "Dafis Castellhywel" to differentiate him from others of the same name, was a Welsh minister and poet....
(1745–1827); her mother was the granddaughter of Daniel Rowland
Daniel Rowland
Daniel Rowland —sometimes spelt as Rowlands—was one of the foremost leaders of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist revival along with Howell Harris and William Williams. For most of his life he served as curate in the parishes of Nantcwnlle and Llangeitho, Ceredigion...
. In 1849, she was sent to be educated with the family of a Unitarian minister, Henry Solly, at Cheltenham, and afterwards lived in the suburbs of London with her sister. Returning to Wales in 1856 she married the banker Beynon Puddicombe in April 1872; he was the foreign correspondent of Smith Payne's Bank, London. They lived in the London area until February 1900, when her husband became mentally ill. They retired to Bronmôr, Traethsaith in Cardiganshire
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
until his death in 1906; she remained there until her death.
Works
- Ynysoer (National Eisteddfod winner; 1894)
- A Welsh Singer (1896)
- Torn Sails (1897)
- By Berwen Banks (1899)
- Garthowen (1900)
- A Welsh Witch (1902)
- On the Wings of the Wind (1903)
- Hearts of Wales (1905)
- Queen of the Rushes (1906)
- Neither Storehouse nor Barn (1908)
- All in a Month(short story collection; 1908)
- Where Billows Roll (originally Ynysoer, Eisteddfod winner 1894)
- Under the Thatch (1910)
Films
Torn Sails (1915), A Welsh Singer (starring Florence TurnerFlorence Turner
Florence Turner was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.Born in New York City, she was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother...
1920) and By Berwen Banks (1920).
Sources
- Welsh Biography Online
- Sally Roberts JonesSally Roberts JonesSally Roberts Jones is an English-born Welsh poet, publisher and critic.She was born Sally Roberts in London; her father was Welsh.. She studied history at University College Bangor, then qualified as a librarian, before moving to South Wales in 1967...
- Allen Raine (1979)