Author · United Kingdom · 1866–1944
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
Nautical and adventure tales with brisk mystery and salty humor.
Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne was an English novelist who was also known by the pen name Weatherby Chesney. He is perhaps best remembered as the author of The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis. He is also remembered for his Captain Kettle stories and for The Recipe for Diamonds.
Saltwater adventures that travel to 2026
Cutcliffe Hyne mixes sea craft, rumor, and suspense into lean narratives. Ships and shores test character and wit as much as strength. Read him to taste early technical adventure and to see how maritime settings shape plot and tone.
