Egerton Castle

Born in London in 1858, Egerton Smith Castle was a British author, journalist, antiquarian, and swordsman. He wrote novels, historical works, and reference pieces, building a reputation that reached beyond fiction into scholarship and public literary life.

Castle is especially remembered for his interest in fencing history and for helping revive older European swordsmanship traditions alongside Captain Alfred Hutton. He also had a notable sporting side: he served as captain of the British épée and sabre teams at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

His literary life was closely linked with that of his wife, Agnes Castle, with whom he collaborated on fiction as well as stage-related work. That combination of storytelling, historical curiosity, and practical expertise makes him a distinctive figure among late Victorian and Edwardian writers.