40th Anniversary of Goudge's death

A tribute to a favorite author

Elizabeth Goudge’s portrait for the 1970 release of The Child from the Sea

“Forty years of a job I loved… How many people have had that joy?”

Elizabeth Goudge

Forty…

For over forty years from 1934 to 1976, Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge (1900-1984) was a best-selling British author.

She wrote over forty books including adult novels, children’s novels, poetry, short stories, nonfiction and poetry anthologies.

And today is the fortieth anniversary of her death on April 1st, 1984.

The Times:

“GOUDGE. On April 1, gracefully at home, Elizabeth, beloved author, aunt and friend.”

“…Indeed and indeed I say unto you. It is true. It is real. Hold on to it. The lover and beloved will meet. Every sinner who loves me and longs for me will find me. One day you will see me and be with me. However long you may wait, however desperate the struggle, there will come a day that is ‘today’.”

Elizabeth Goudge, God So Loved the World