Introduction

Biography

Amy was the daugh­ter of Lieu­ten­ant Co­lo­nel George Mar­ry­at and Geor­gi­ana Char­lotte Sel­wyn, and wife of Sir Tal­bot Hast­ings Ben­dall Bak­er (mar­ried De­cem­ber 30, 1875).

Works

• Friendly Words for Our Girls (Lon­don: Hat­chards, 1875)
• Lays for the Lit­tle Ones (Lon­don: 1876)
• Hymns and Songs for G.F.S. Fes­ti­vals and Oth­er Oc­ca­sions, Girls’ Friend­ly So­cie­ty (Lon­don: Hat­chards, 1879)
• Hymns and Songs (Lon­don: Wells Gar­dner, Darton, en­larged edi­tion, 1890)
• Half-Hours with My Girls, or, Talks About Any­thing (Lon­don: Riv­ing­tons, 1890)
• Parish Problems; or, A Word with Ev­ery­bo­dy on the Par­ish Coun­cils Act (Lon­don: 1895)