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Randolph Llewellyn Hodgson
An Anglican vicar with a traveler’s eye and a sportsman’s curiosity, he wrote lively books about little-known corners of Austria and Central Europe. He also became known to cricket readers through his long-running pieces as "A Country Vicar."
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Wanderings through unknown Austria
by Randolph Llewellyn Hodgson
About the author
Born in 1870, Randolph Llewellyn Hodgson was an English clergyman and writer whose work moved easily between travel, sport, and pastoral life. He is remembered both as an Anglican vicar and as the author of books including Wanderings through Unknown Austria and On Plain and Peak: Sporting and Other Sketches of Bohemia and Tyrol.
His writing has an easy, observant quality that suits travel literature especially well. Rather than focusing only on famous destinations, he was drawn to less familiar landscapes and local color, giving readers a sense of discovery along with the pleasures of description.
Hodgson also wrote for The Cricketer for more than 20 years under the pen name "A Country Vicar," which adds another side to his public voice: thoughtful, outdoorsy, and quietly humorous. He died in 1952, leaving behind a small but distinctive body of work that blends curiosity, movement, and a love of place.