H. E. (Henry Edward) Noyes

Born in 1833, Henry Edward Noyes was an American military officer, diplomat, and author. He graduated from West Point, served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and later held a range of public roles that gave him unusually broad experience of military and civic life.

As a writer, he is especially remembered for books drawn from direct experience, including Seventeen Years in Paris: A Chaplain's Story. His work has the appeal of lived history: clear observation, institutional detail, and the perspective of someone who had seen war, administration, and international life up close.

For listeners who enjoy memoir, historical nonfiction, and firsthand accounts from the nineteenth century, his writing offers a grounded window into an era of conflict, diplomacy, and change.