BAKER,+Ernest+A

BAKER, Ernest A (1869-1941) Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution 1886; CL Midland Railway Institute, Derby 1893; CL Wallasey (WIRRAL) 1904; CL Woolwich (GREENWICH) 1906-1912; CL HM Customs and Excise 1919; Director UCL School 1919-1934 He was in publishing between 1912 and 1919 but remained active in the LA, notably in educational matters. His life-long interest in the listing and categorizing of prose fiction was displayed in //Guide to the best fiction// 1903, 3rd edition 1932), //History in fiction// (1908, 3rd edition 1933) and most notably in //History of the English novel,// 10//v// (1924-1939). His leisure interest in pot-holing was responsible for other books of which the most notable was //Caving// (1932, re-issued 1970). W A Munford 'A Librarian Eccentric' (//NL// //W// 79 (August 1978) //pp//145-146)