C. J. (Charles James) Wills

Born in 1842 and usually listed as C. J. Wills, Charles James Wills was a British author remembered for books about Persia. His name is closely associated with works including In the Land of the Lion and the Sun and Persia as It Is, which present everyday life, customs, and character through the eyes of a long-term resident rather than a passing visitor.

Available catalog and book records connect him with extended experience in Persia and with writing that blends travel narrative, anecdote, and social observation. That firsthand background gives his work a warm, practical quality: he was interested not just in grand history, but in people, habits, and the texture of daily life.

Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm, his books have remained of interest for readers curious about nineteenth-century Persia and the style of travel writing that grew out of direct experience abroad.