Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne

An English novelist and journalist, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne wrote energetic adventure fiction that found a big readership in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne and published under the shorter name that appeared on his books and magazine stories.

He is especially associated with sea stories and imperial adventures, and many readers know him for Captain Kettle, a tough, memorable sailor who appeared in a string of popular tales. Hyne also wrote science fiction and fantasy, including work that later genre readers continued to notice long after his main commercial peak.

Although he is not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his fiction captures the pace, confidence, and danger that made adventure writing of his era so appealing. For listeners who enjoy classic yarns full of travel, conflict, and larger-than-life characters, his work still has plenty of spark.