Egerton Castle

Egerton Castle (1858–1920) was a British author, journalist, antiquarian, and swordsman. He is remembered for historical novels, plays, and nonfiction, and for bringing unusual practical knowledge to his writing through his interest in arms, fencing, and the past.

He wrote both on his own and with his wife, the novelist Agnes Castle. Alongside fiction such as The Bath Comedy and Young April, he also produced well-known works on swordsmanship and costume history, reflecting a career that moved easily between storytelling and scholarship.

Born in Paris in 1858, Castle was educated in Britain and France and later became associated with the family newspaper, the Liverpool Mercury. His reputation today rests on that wide-ranging Victorian and Edwardian mix of novelist, historian, and enthusiast: a writer whose books were shaped by deep curiosity and a very active life.