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Henry Woodd Nevinson
1856–1941
A fearless reporter who turned firsthand witness into powerful writing, he covered wars, exposed slavery in Portuguese West Africa, and spoke up for women's suffrage. His life joined journalism with a strong sense of public duty.
6 Audiobooks
Essays in Rebellion
by Henry Woodd Nevinson
The Dardanelles campaign
by Henry Woodd Nevinson
Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege
by Henry Woodd Nevinson
The dawn in Russia
by Henry Woodd Nevinson
The new spirit in India
by Henry Woodd Nevinson
A Modern Slavery
by Henry Woodd Nevinson
About the author
Born in Leicester in 1856, Henry Woodd Nevinson became one of Britain's best-known journalists and foreign correspondents. He was educated at Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford, and built a career that took him far beyond England, reporting from conflict zones and political flashpoints with a reputation for courage and independence.
Nevinson is especially remembered for his war reporting during the Boer War and the First World War, and for investigative work that helped expose forced labor and slavery in Portuguese West Africa. He also wrote widely on politics and social questions, bringing a strong moral voice to his journalism.
Alongside his reporting, he supported causes he believed in, including women's suffrage. He died in 1941, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both the drama of world events and a lifelong concern for justice.