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Elizabeth Waterhouse
1834–1918
A thoughtful English writer from a prominent Quaker family, she is remembered for devotional anthologies, religious reflections, and a small but intriguing venture into speculative fiction. Her work blends calm spiritual reflection with a lively curiosity about ideas and society.
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The island of anarchy: A fragment of history in the 20th century
by Elizabeth Waterhouse
About the author
Born Elizabeth Hodgkin in 1834, she later became Elizabeth Waterhouse after marrying architect Alfred Waterhouse. Reliable source records describe her as an English author, poet, and compiler, and several references note that she came from a distinguished Quaker family.
Her writing is best known for religious studies, tracts, and anthologies shaped by a Quaker outlook. She compiled Companions of the Way and was described in later notices as writing in an attractive, accessible devotional style.
She also left a small mark in early imaginative literature: reference works note that The Brotherhood of Rest and The Island of Anarchy show her interest in utopian or speculative ideas alongside her devotional work. She died in 1918.