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1869–1954
A Quaker writer with a gift for making history feel warm and human, she is best remembered for books that introduced younger readers to the lives of early Friends. Her work blends spiritual reflection, storytelling, and a clear affection for the people she wrote about.
Born in 1869 and writing as L. V. Hodgkin, Lucy Violet Hodgkin was an English Quaker author whose books were closely connected with Quaker history and spirituality. Public-domain editions of her work show that she wrote A Book of Quaker Saints, and contemporary listings also connect her with titles including Silent Worship: The Way of Wonder and Gulielma: Wife of William Penn.
Her best-known book, A Book of Quaker Saints, was written for younger readers and presents stories of early Quaker figures in an inviting, narrative style. The book itself describes her as Mrs. John Holdsworth, and its dedication to the grandchildren of Thomas Hodgkin hints at her connection to a notable Quaker family tradition.
Another surviving record adds a more personal detail: in 1921 she published George Lloyd Hodgkin, 1880–1918, described as the story of his life "by his sister," identifying L. V. H. as Lucy Violet Hodgkin. She died in 1954, leaving behind books that helped keep Quaker memory vivid for general readers and children alike.