author
H. (Harold) Fielding
1859–1917
Best known for vivid books about Burma, this Anglo-Irish writer brought together the eye of a colonial official and the curiosity of a traveler. His work often tries to explain Burmese life, Buddhism, and empire to British readers in a direct, readable way.
3 Audiobooks
The Hearts of Men
by H. (Harold) Fielding
The Soul of a People
by H. (Harold) Fielding
The Passing of Empire
by H. (Harold) Fielding
About the author
Harold Fielding-Hall, often listed in catalogs as H. (Harold) Fielding, was born in 1859 and died in 1917. Library and public-domain records connect him with books including The Soul of a People, A People at School, The Inward Light, The Hearts of Men, and The World Soul.
He is most closely associated with British Burma. Sources found during research describe him as an English or Anglo-Irish writer who lived in Burma for many years and served in the colonial administration, and his best-known writing reflects that long engagement with Burmese society and Buddhism.
Today he is usually remembered for The Soul of a People, a book that helped introduce many English-language readers to Burmese religious life and everyday culture. Like much writing from the imperial period, his work is valuable and revealing, but it is also shaped by the viewpoint of a British observer writing about a colonized country.