Charles B. (Charles Benjamin) Tayler

Born in 1797 in England, Charles Benjamin Tayler was a Church of England clergyman and religious writer. Sources consulted describe him as an evangelical author, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and later serving as rector of St. Peter’s, Chester.

Tayler wrote fiction and devotional works aimed at general readers, especially families and younger audiences. His books were part of a broad Victorian tradition that used storytelling to encourage Christian belief and practical moral living.

He died in 1875. Though not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his books remained in circulation for many years and still attract readers interested in 19th-century religious fiction and children’s literature.