Charles Fish Howell

Charles Fish Howell was an American author born in 1868. The main work that is readily documented online is Around the Clock in Europe: A Travel-sequence, published in 1912, a book that follows a series of European cities through different hours of the day.

That book shows a writer interested less in formal guidebook facts than in atmosphere: streets, public spaces, changing light, and the feel of urban life as the day unfolds. It has remained accessible through library and public-domain archives, which is why his name is still encountered by modern readers and audiobook listeners.

Some basic biographical details about Howell are harder to confirm consistently from reliable sources. A Find a Grave memorial lists him as born on June 8, 1868, in New Jersey, but even the reported year of death is not fully consistent with the date you supplied, so it is best to treat the broad outline—an American writer active in the early 20th century—as the most secure summary.