I. O. Evans Explained

Idrisyn Oliver Evans (1894–1977) was an Orange Free State-born editor and writer. 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)
• Observer's Book of Geology

Works as editor

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

References

1. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 1993 edition.
2. http://www.verniana.org/volumes/04/HTML/IOEvans.html “Verne's Best Friend and his Worst Enemy”: I.O. Evans and the Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne.
3. http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/evans_i_o The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, on-line. Entryfor I. O. Evans

External links

• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, on-line. Entry for I. O. Evans
• I O Evans as a Fortean