Charles Francis Horne (January 12, 1870 – September 13, 1942) was an American author. He wrote or edited more than one hundred books, mostly multi-volume history works. He was a Professor of English at City College of New York.

Horne was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He died in Annapolis, Maryland.

Books

Horne's most notable works include:

• The Code of Hammurabi ISBN 1-60506-051-8
• Great Men and Famous Women
• The Bible and Its Story, Taught By One Thousand Picture Lessons, 10 volumes (1908)
• Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, 14 volumes (1917)
• The Great Events by Famous Historians
• The Works of Jules Verne, 15 volumes (1911)
• The Protevangelium or Original Gospel of James
• Source Records of the Great War ISBN 4-87187-873-2
• The Stories of the Greatest Nations (with Edward S. Ellis) ISBN 4-87187-874-0
• Spain: The Story of a Great Nation (with Ellis) ISBN 4-87187-875-9
• Russia: The Story of a Great Nation (with Ellis) ISBN 4-87187-874-0