author
Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
1838–1917
A Victorian man of letters with a talent for making books more usable and the past more vivid, this British author wrote on London, Samuel Pepys, and the craft of indexing. His work helped shape how readers, scholars, and librarians navigate historical texts.
8 Audiobooks
Samuel Pepys and the World He Lived In
by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
How to Make an Index
by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
The Story of London
by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
Prices of Books An Inquiry into the Changes in the Price of Books which have occurred in England at different Periods
by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
How to Form a Library, 2nd ed
by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
How to Catalogue a Library
by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
Literary Blunders: A Chapter in the "History of Human Error"
by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
What is an index? : A few notes on indexes and indexers
by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
About the author
Born in Chelsea on May 2, 1838, Henry Benjamin Wheatley was a British author, editor, bibliographer, and indexer. He worked for the Royal Society and later the Society of Arts, while building a reputation as a careful literary scholar with a strong interest in books, language, and London history.
Wheatley was involved in several important learned societies, including the Early English Text Society and the Index Society. He is especially remembered for books such as London Past and Present, long valued as a reference work on the city, and for How to Make an Index, a classic guide that helped define good indexing practice.
He also wrote and edited influential work connected with Samuel Pepys, including editions of Pepys's diary and studies of Pepys's world. Wheatley died on April 30, 1917, leaving behind a body of work that still appeals to readers interested in literary history, bibliography, and old London.