Elizabeth Goudge

24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984

Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge was born on 24 April 1900 in the cathedral city of Wells, where her father, a clergyman, was vice-principal of the Theological College. When she was a child, the family moved to Ely and then to Oxford. Elizabeth attended Grassendale School and studied art at University College Reading. She went on to teach design and handicrafts in Ely and Oxford. Her first book, The Fairies' Baby and Other Stories (1919) was considered unsuccessful, but her first novel, Island Magic (1934) was an immediate hit. She was a best-selling author in both the UK and the USA from the 193

• The Little White Horse
• The Scent of Water
• Green Dolphin Country; or, Green Dolphin Street
• The Rosemary Tree
• Linnets and Valerians
• I Saw Three Ships
• Pilgrim's Inn; or, The Herb of Grace
• Gentian Hill
• The Dean's Watch
• The White Witch
• A Diary of Prayer
• The Child from the Sea