author
H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight
1875–1959
Born in Constantinople to an American missionary family, this travel writer brought Ottoman life to English-speaking readers with an insider's eye and a storyteller's feel for place. His books linger on the city’s streets, customs, and changing moods rather than just its monuments.
3 Audiobooks
Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories
by Elizabeth Ashe, Henry Seidel Canby, Cornelia A. P. (Cornelia Atwood Pratt) Comer, Charles Caldwell Dobie, Madeleine Z. (Madeleine Zabriskie) Doty, H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight, John Galsworthy, Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Katharine Butler Hathaway, Zephine Humphrey, Mary Lerner, F. J. Louriet, E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas, Margaret Lynn, C. A. Mercer, Margaret Prescott Montague, E. (Edith) Nesbit, Anne Douglas Sedgwick, Dallas Lore Sharp, Margaret Pollock Sherwood, Ernest Starr, Amy Wentworth Stone, Arthur Russell Taylor
Constantinople old and new
by H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight
The Emperor of Elam, and other stories
by H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight
About the author
H. G. Dwight, short for Harrison Griswold Dwight, was born on August 6, 1875, in Constantinople and later graduated from Amherst College. Amherst’s archives describe him as an author whose papers include notebooks, diaries, correspondence, and family photographs, suggesting a long literary life shaped by close observation and wide contacts.
He is best known for books such as Constantinople Old and New, Stamboul Nights, and Persian Miniatures. His writing stands out for the way it captures everyday life in and around the late Ottoman world, mixing travel writing, cultural portraiture, and a strong sense of atmosphere.
Later in life, he was also connected with the U.S. State Department, but his lasting appeal comes from the vivid, thoughtful way he wrote about a city and region he knew intimately. For readers interested in Istanbul before it became the modern metropolis we know today, his work offers both charm and firsthand texture.