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W. H. (William Harry) Turton

1856–1938

A British Army officer, hymn writer, and keen naturalist, he brought an unusual mix of military discipline and wide-ranging curiosity to his books. He is especially remembered for writing on Christian apologetics, genealogy, and South African shells.

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The Truth of Christianity Being an Examination of the More Important Arguments For and Against Believing in That Religion

The Truth of Christianity Being an Examination of the More Important Arguments For and Against Believing in That Religion

by W. H. (William Harry) Turton

About the author

Born in Peshawar in 1856, William Harry Turton was educated at Clifton College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He served in the Royal Engineers and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, with part of his career spent in South Africa.

Alongside his military life, he built a serious reputation as a conchologist, studying and writing about molluscs and shells. He is also known as the author of The Truth of Christianity, a substantial defense of Christian belief, and for genealogical work including The Plantagenet Ancestry.

Turton also wrote hymns, showing the same thoughtful, layman’s approach to faith that shaped his religious writing. Across very different subjects, his work reflects a practical mind, deep reading, and a lifelong habit of careful study.