I. O. Evans

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.

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.

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