When the whistle blew and the call stretched thin across the night, one had to believe that any journey could be sweet to the soul.

Charles Tennyson Turner (4 July 1808 – 25 April 1879) was an English poet. Born in Somersby Lincolnshire he was an elder brother of Alfred Tennyson; his friendship and "heart union" with his greater brother is revealed in Poems by Two Brothers.

He married Louisa Sellwood the younger sister of Alfred's future wife; another poet brother was Frederick Tennyson. Charles Tennyson Turner (4 July 1808 – 25 April 1879) was an English poet.