HENRY SHAW WYLLIE: Amiable Scallywag, Artist, Mapmaker, Writer, Tour Guide, Tea & Orange Grower, Midshipman, Genial Gentleman Paperback – March 3, 2026

HENRY SHAW WYLLIE 1852-1919GENIAL GENTLEMANHenry Shaw Wyllie 1852-1919 - Infamous for misbehavior at school – the regatta incident, misconduct as a midshipman on HMS Lord Warden, bankrupt tea estate & import business, failed orange grower and failed newspaper publisher. Famous for his marine paintings, illustrated booklets, and bird's-eye-view maps. Come along on a trip to England where Harry grew up in a renowned military family, to India where he laid low to avoid repercussions for deserting the Royal Navy, to France where he meets a ghost, to Florida to join his brother in a misguided attempt at fruit growing, to New Jersey where he meets a cereal magnate who hires him to paint watercolors of whaling ships. See him court a young lady in spite his father's objections and bring her to his thatched bungalow in Assam, India against the advice of his friends. Feel the sadness of losing both son and wife in childbirth, the joy of a second chance at happiness with the owner of a grocery store. Read about his son's unusual marriage, the creation of a family orchestra and testimonies praising the "kindly old gentleman tour guide". Henry Shaw Wyllie - in the words of his niece - “lovable and irresponsible”. Read more