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Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
1822–1907
A 19th-century American clergyman and editor, he turned wide-ranging journeys through Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America into lively travel books for general readers. His writing blends curiosity, Protestant moral seriousness, and a reporter’s eye for people and places.
4 Audiobooks
From Egypt to Japan
by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn
by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
Gibraltar
by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
About the author
Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1822, Henry Martyn Field was an American author, Presbyterian clergyman, and longtime editor of The Evangelist. He studied at Williams College, Hartford Theological Seminary, and Yale Divinity School, then served as a pastor before moving into religious journalism.
Field is best remembered for editing The Evangelist for decades and for a long run of popular travel books drawn from journeys around the world. Readers of his time valued him for making distant places feel vivid and accessible, and his books often mixed firsthand observation with reflections on religion, culture, and public life.
He was also part of the notable Field family: his brothers included Cyrus West Field, the promoter of the Atlantic cable, and jurist Stephen J. Field. Henry Martyn Field died in 1907, leaving behind a body of writing that captures both the reach of 19th-century travel and the outlook of an influential American religious editor.