Henrietta Vaders is an author about whom little public information is available. Only one work by her can be identified at present, namely Wikkey. Because reliable biographical details are lacking, her nationality, dates of birth and death, education and professional career cannot be confirmed, and the existing bibliographic records do not indicate the category into which her writing is usually placed. Judging from the single title and the number of works recorded, she does not appear to be a prolific writer, but rather a little-known author remembered for one book. The meaning of the title Wikkey is itself unclear; it may refer to a person, a place or a coined word, so it is difficult to infer from it whether the work is fiction or non-fiction. On the available evidence, discussion of her can only centre on this one work, while her writing style, intended readership and literary influence await further bibliographic and critical material. Any further account of her writing career would lack a basis.
