author
Henry Sydnor Harrison
1880–1930
A Southern-born novelist who briefly became one of America’s bestselling writers, he is best remembered for the warmly satirical novels Queed and V.V.'s Eyes. His life also included work in journalism, public service, and military intelligence during World War I.
4 Audiobooks
Queed: A Novel
by Henry Sydnor Harrison
Captivating Mary Carstairs
by Henry Sydnor Harrison
V. V.'s Eyes
by Henry Sydnor Harrison
Angela's Business
by Henry Sydnor Harrison
About the author
Born in Sewanee, Tennessee, in 1880, Henry Sydnor Harrison grew up in Virginia and graduated from Columbia University in 1900. Before finding a wide readership as a novelist, he worked as a journalist and later served in government, including a period as a clerk in the U.S. Congress.
Harrison broke through with Queed in 1911, a major bestseller, and followed it with V.V.'s Eyes in 1913, another hugely popular novel. His fiction was known for its lively humor, its interest in politics and social life, and its observant, often affectionate picture of the American South.
During World War I, he served in military intelligence and rose to the rank of major. He died in 1930 at the age of 50, leaving behind a small but memorable body of work that captures both the wit and the changing spirit of early twentieth-century American life.