Henry Halsey Noyes (1910 - June 22, 2005) was an American writer, publisher, teacher, and distributor of Chinese books and magazines. Born in Guangzhou, China, he was the son of Presbyterian missionaries William D. Noyes and Mary Stevenson. His mother was cousin to American stateman Adlai Stevenson. The family relocated to Canada in 1919. Henry earned an MFA in English literature at the University of Toronto (1936) and a Ph.D. at the University of London in the same subject in 1938). In 1960, he founded China Books and Periodicals, Inc., in Chicago. The business later relocated to San Francisco and became America's largest distributor of printed materials from the People's Republic of China. He was the author of several books, including:
- Noyes, Henry (1980). Hand over Fist. Boston: South End Press. ISBN 0-89608-026-9.
- Noyes, Henry (1989). China born: memories of a Westerner. London: Peter Owen. ISBN 0-7206-0748-5.
- Noyes, Henry (1989). China born: memories of a Maverick Bookman. San Francisco: China Books & Periodicals. ISBN 0-8351-2198-4.
- Noyes, Henry (1993). Valley of the Sun: Selected Poems. New Earth Publications. ISBN 0-915117-13-4.
References
- San Francisco Chronicle. Henry Halsey Noyes—distributor of Chinese books. Retrieved January 3, 2006. (Obituary.)
- PRWeb. Henry Halsey Noyes, Founder of China Books & Periodicals, Dies at 94. Retrieved January 3, 2006. (Obituary.)
- Publisher's Weekly. China Takes Over China Books: The Longer Story. Retrieved January 3, 2006. (This article is about the sale of Noyes's business to a Chinese company.)
