author

Alexandra Agusta Guttman Lockwine

b. 1863

Best remembered for the lively camp novel published under the pen name “Biddy,” this early-20th-century writer brought humor and everyday detail to stories of outdoor adventure. The surviving record is slim, but her work still feels bright, practical, and full of energy.

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Camping

Camping

by Alexandra Agusta Guttman Lockwine

About the author

Alexandra Agusta Guttman Lockwine was born in 1863. Library and catalog records connect her with the 1911 book Camping, and some records list the work under her full name while others note that it was written by “Biddy,” identified as Alexandra G. Lockwine, R.N.

That small clue suggests she was a trained nurse as well as an author, though the easily confirmed public record is limited. What is clear is that Camping was published in New York in 1911 and remained notable enough to be preserved by major libraries and later reprinted.

Because so little biographical information is readily documented, her appeal today rests mostly on the voice of the work itself: practical, cheerful, and interested in the fun and fuss of getting away into the outdoors. For readers who enjoy rediscovering overlooked writers, she offers a glimpse of popular reading from the early 1900s.