Elizabeth Goudge
English novelist and children's writer (1900–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL (24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984) 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.[1] 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.[2] In 2001 or 2002 J. K. Rowling identified The Little White Horse as one of her favourite books and one of few with a direct influence on the Harry Potter series.[3][4]
Elizabeth Goudge | |
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Born | Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge (1900-04-24)24 April 1900 Wells, England |
Died | 1 April 1984(1984-04-01) (aged 83) Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire |
Pen name | Elizabeth Goudge |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Period | 1934–1978 |
Genre | Children's literature, romance |
Notable works | |
Notable awards | Carnegie Medal 1945 |