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Elizabeth Goudge
AuthorBooks · Second hand1900-1984
Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL was an English writer of fiction and children's books. She won the Carnegie Medal for British children's books in 1946 for The Little White Horse. Goudge was long a popular author in the UK and the US and regained attention decades later. In 1993 her book The Rosemary Tree was plagiarised by Indrani Aikath-Gyaltsen; the "new" novel set in India was warmly reviewed in The New York Times and The Washington Post before its source was discovered. In 2001 or 2002, J. K. Rowling identified The Little White Horse as one of her favourite books and one of few to have a direct influence on the Harry Potter series.
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About Elizabeth Goudge
Birth
1900
Death
1984
First book
1934
Years writing
92
Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL was an English writer of fiction and children's books. She won the Carnegie Medal for British children's books in 1946 for The Little White Horse. Goudge was long a popular author in the UK and the US and regained attention decades later. In 1993 her book The Rosemary Tree was plagiarised by Indrani Aikath-Gyaltsen; the "new" novel set in India was warmly reviewed in The New York Times and The Washington Post before its source was discovered. In 2001 or 2002, J. K. Rowling identified The Little White Horse as one of her favourite books and one of few to have a direct influence on the Harry Potter series.
Born in the historic cathedral city of Wells, Elizabeth Goudge grew up surrounded by the inspiring atmosphere of places like Ely and Oxford.
Although her first book published in 1919 was unsuccessful, she persevered until achieving worldwide fame with her 1934 novel Island Magic.
Her most iconic work, The Little White Horse, was awarded the prestigious Carnegie Medal in 1946.
Before establishing herself as a writer, Goudge studied art and spent time teaching design and handicrafts.
Her stories, ranging from children's literature to romance, captivated readers on both sides of the Atlantic for decades.
