“Hodgson, a man of steadfast integrity and strong personality, possessed true distinction.”

— Ralph Hodgson

Martin Seymour-Smith Guide to Modern World Literature (London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1973] 1975) vol. 1, p. 237.
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