I. O. Evans
Idrisyn Oliver Evans was an editor and writer from the Orange Free State. 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.
Evans was noted as a translator of the works of Jules Verne. He also wrote about inventions, and penned historical novels featuring inventions. In 1966, Evans edited a work called Science Fiction through the Ages.
Works
Fiction
- Gadget City: A Story of Ancient Alexandria
- The Heavens Declare: A Story of Galileo Scientist-Astronomer
- Strange Devices: A Story of the Siege of Syracuse
- The Coming of a King; A Story of the Stone Age
Non-fiction
- The World of Tomorrow – A Junior Book of Forecasts
- Inventors of the World
- Jules Verne and his Work
- Observer's Book of Geology
Works as editor
- Anthology of Armageddon
- Jules Verne – Master of Science Fiction
- Science Fiction through the Ages – two volumes