H. R. Haweis was an English clergyman, music writer, and lecturer best known for Music and Morals. His books explore the emotional and spiritual significance of music in an accessible, personal manner. Writing as Hugh Reginald Haweis, he brought enthusiasm for performance, instruments, and composers into conversation with broader questions about belief and human experience.

Born in Egham, Surrey, Haweis studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, before entering the Anglican ministry. He became incumbent of St James's, Marylebone, where his lively preaching attracted large congregations. He also edited Cassell's Magazine for a time and traveled widely, combining pastoral work with lectures and contributions to periodicals.

My Musical Life joins recollections of his own development with discussion of violin making, celebrated performers, and the music of Wagner. His other books include studies of church bells, Travel and Talk, and the multivolume Christ and Christianity. Haweis addressed readers who wanted knowledge conveyed with personality and conviction. His writings preserve the voice of a Victorian popularizer for whom art, religion, and ordinary life were closely connected.