Charles Turley

Charles Turley, the pen name of Charles Turley Smith, was an English writer born in 1868 and died in 1940. Sources describe him as a writer of light fiction and boys' adventure books, and reference works note that he was educated at Cheltenham College and Exeter College, Oxford.

He earned his living by tutoring and by writing books for boys, with titles including the Godfrey Marten stories and other school-centered fiction. Later, he also wrote biographies and adventure-minded retellings connected with explorers, including The Voyages of Captain Scott.

Accounts of his life also place him for a time in Broadway, Gloucestershire, and later in London and Cornwall. He is remembered as a versatile popular author whose work blended brisk storytelling, school life, and an enthusiasm for exploration.