I. O. Evans

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Idrisyn Oliver Evans (1894–1977) was a South African-born editor and author. He lived in the UK from an early age, and was a UK civil servant from 1912. He retired in 1956, but continued working as an editor.[1]

Evans was noted as a translator of the works of Jules Verne.[2] He also wrote about inventions, and penned historical novels featuring inventions. In 1966, Evans edited a work called Science Fiction through the Ages.[3]

Works[]

Fiction[]

  • Gadget City: A Story of Ancient Alexandria (1944)
  • The Heavens Declare: A Story of Galileo Scientist-Astronomer (1949)
  • Strange Devices: A Story of the Siege of Syracuse (1950)
  • The Coming of a King; A Story of the Stone Age (1950)

Non-fiction[]

  • The World of Tomorrow – A Junior Book of Forecasts (1933)
  • Inventors of the World (1962)
  • Jules Verne and his Work (1965)

Works as editor[]

  • Anthology of Armageddon (1935)
  • Jules Verne – Master of Science Fiction (1956)
  • Science Fiction through the Ages (1966) – two volumes

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