Reginald Horsley

Reginald Ernest Horsley was an Australian-born writer remembered for adventure fiction aimed at younger readers. Reliable reference sources identify him as born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1858 and as having died in Crail, Fife, on July 22, 1926.

His fiction often centered on boys' adventures and dramatic historical or exotic settings. Works associated with him include The Yellow God (1895), The Blue Balloon: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley, Hunted Through Fiji; Or, Twixt Convict and Cannibal, and In the Grip of the Hawk: A Story of the Maori Wars.

He also wrote New Zealand (1908), showing an interest in travel and place as well as fiction. Some library and catalog records suggest he may have spent time in New Zealand and North America, but the clearest picture from available sources is of an author who built his reputation on energetic adventure tales with a strong sense of landscape.