- Born
- 1868
Dunedin, New Zealand - Died
- 1942
Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia - Alternative Names
- Bramley, Cecil (pseudonym)
Summary
Baldwin was born at Dunedin, New Zealand, the third son of Captain Robert Baldwin, a ship's captain and proprietor of the New Zealand Times. He began medical studies at Dunedin in 1888 and in 1890 went to London, training as a surgeon at St George's Hospital. He later came to Australia where he lectured and wrote pamphlets for the Australian Catholic Truth Society. His first novel, Dr Joe Cassidy: His Student Days and Subsequent Career (1907) draws on his experiences as a London medical student. In Racing Silk (1913) and Grey Town: An Australian Story (1922) are romances set in Australia, while Lydia's Lovers (1918) and The Reprobate (1922) are New Zealand stories.