author
Henry Sydnor Harrison
1880–1930
Best known for the once-popular novels Queed and V. V.'s Eyes, this American writer mixed sharp observation with an easy feel for everyday life. He also worked as a journalist, bringing a reporter's eye to the people and places in his fiction.
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 a literary and academic world and graduated from Columbia University in 1900. Early in his career he worked in journalism, including years on the staff of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, before turning more fully to fiction.
His novels found a wide readership in the early twentieth century, especially Queed (1911) and V. V.'s Eyes (1913). Readers were drawn to his lively storytelling and his interest in character, manners, and the social life of modern America.
Harrison died in 1930, but his work still offers a window into the concerns, ambitions, and humor of his time. For listeners exploring forgotten popular fiction of the period, he is an engaging rediscovery.