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H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight
1875–1959
An American writer and traveler with a deep, firsthand knowledge of the late Ottoman world, he brought Constantinople to life for English-language readers. His books mix history, observation, and vivid street-level detail.
3 Audiobooks
Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories
by Elizabeth Ashe, Katharine Butler, 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, 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
Born in 1875, Harrison Griswold Dwight was an American author remembered for writing about Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire. His best-known books include Constantinople Old and New and Stamboul Nights, works that helped introduce many readers to the city’s history, daily life, and atmosphere.
Dwight’s writing stands out for its sense of place. Rather than treating the city as a distant curiosity, he wrote with the eye of a careful observer, blending travel writing with cultural and historical reflection. That makes his work especially appealing to listeners who enjoy older nonfiction that is both informative and richly descriptive.
He died in 1959. While easily confirmed biographical details are limited, his books remain the clearest guide to his interests: the meeting of East and West, the life of a great city, and the human stories found inside history.