Charles Ashton (1848 – 13 October 1899) was a Welsh literary historian and bibliophile, born in Llawr-y-glyn, Montgomeryshire (Powys). A police officer by profession, Ashton is chiefly remembered for his pioneering and thorough survey of 17th to 19th century Welsh literature, Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig o 1651 hyd 1850, published in 1893. He also published a history of Dinas Mawddwy in 1892. Ashton committed suicide after attacking his wife with a razor in 1899. Works Bywyd ac Amserau yr Esgob Morgan (1891) Gweithiau Iolo Goch (1896) Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig 1650-1850 (1893) Llyfryddiaeth y 19eg Ganrif (1908) References External links Charles Ashton Letters and Newspaper Cuttings 19th-century Welsh writers Welsh-language writers 1848 births 1899 deaths 1890s suicides