Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hilary Evans


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:20, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Hilary Evans

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I do not believe that the notability requirements of Wikipedia are met by this author. jps (talk) 02:08, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Notable enough to have received substantial, serious obituaries in both The Daily Telegraph  and The Guardian . WP:BEFORE would be helpful here.--Arxiloxos (talk) 02:53, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:AUTHOR #3 multiple book reviews in reliable sources + WP:GNG obituaries.
 * Gillian Bennett. "Seeing Ghosts: Experiences of the Paranormal by Hilary Evans", Folklore, Vol. 115, No. 3 (Dec., 2004), pp. 373-374 (JSTOR)
 * Steve Rybicki. "The Picture Researcher's Handbook by Hilary Evans, Mary Evans, Andra Nelki", RQ, Vol. 15, No. 2 (WINTER 1975), p. 174 (JSTOR)
 * Christina Bostick. "Picture Sources by Ann Novotny, Rosemary Eakins; The Picture Researcher's Handbook; An International Guide to Picture Sources—And How to Use Them by Hilary Evans, Mary Evans, Andra Nelki", ARLIS/NA Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 6 (OCTOBER 1975), pp. S8-S9 (JSTOR)
 * Nina Auerbach. "Ghosts of Ghosts", Victorian Literature and Culture, Vol. 32, No. 1 (2004), pp. 277-284 (JSTOR)
 * George Guffey. "Science Fiction: History-Science-Vision. by Robert Scholes, Eric S. Rabkin; Beyond the Gaslight: Science in Popular Fiction, 1895-1905. by Hilary Evans, Dik Evans; H. G. Wells and Modern Science Fiction. by Darko Suvin, Robert M. Philmus", Nineteenth-Century Fiction, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jun., 1979), pp. 112-117 (JSTOR)
 * Williams, David R. "Beyond the Gaslight (book review)." Library Journal 6/1/1977, Vol. 102 Issue 11, p1278. (EBSCO Masterfile)
 * Lombardi, Robert. "Visions Apparitions Alien Visitors (book review)." School Library Journal. Feb85, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p92. (EBSCO Masterfile)
 * Fraser, Robert S. "The Picture Researcher's Handbook (Book Review)." Library Journal. 10/1/1975, Vol. 100 Issue 17, p1809. (EBSCO Masterfile)
 * Karlin, Daniel. "It isn't believing." Times Literary Supplement. 6/14/2002, Issue 5176, p36. Book review Seeing Ghosts. (EBSCO Masterfile)
 * "Intrusions (book review)." Atlantic (02769077). Mar1982, Vol. 249 Issue 3, p89. (EBSCO Masterfile)
 * "Harlots, Whores and Hookers", Kirkus, November 15, 1979
 * -- Green Cardamom (talk) 07:26, 23 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Meets WP:GNG thanks to new references. I'd add to the above: --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:59, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Obituaries in at least two major national newspapers certainly meet our notability requirements. -- Necrothesp (talk) 16:13, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Probably keep -- A lot of books on UFOs over a considerable period. Peterkingiron (talk) 14:14, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - meets the standards as a notable person; see also WP:FRINGE. Bearian (talk) 19:03, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
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