George Ewart Evans

George Ewart Evans (born April 1, 1909 in Abercynon , ( Glamorganshire ), † January 11, 1988 ) was a Welsh writer.

Life

He studied Classical Philology at University College in Cardiff . From 1931 he worked as a teacher, from 1948 Evans worked as a freelance writer. He then moved to England . His son Matthew Evans, Baron Evans of Temple Guiting (1941-2016) was a Labor Party politician .

George Ewart Evans has written novels, books for young people, folklore, short stories and an autobiography .

Works (selection)

• The Voices of the Children , short novel, 1947
• The Fitton Four poster , youth book, 1953
• Ask the Fellow Who Cut the Hay , Folklore, 1956
• The Horse in the Furrow , Folklore, 1960
• The Pattern under the Plow , Folklore, 1966
• The Farm and the Village , Folklore, 1969
• Where Bears Wag All , Folklore, 1970
• The Leaping Hare , Folklore, 1972 (with David Thomson )
• Acky , Short Stories, 1973
• The Days that We Have Seen , Folklore, 1975
• Let Dogs Delight and Other Stories , short stories, 1975
• From Mouths of Men , Folklore, 1976
• Horse power and magic ; Folklore, 1979
• The Strength of the Hills , autobiography, 1983

literature

• Editor: Hans Petersen, Biographical Notes George Ewart Evans in Erkundungen - 28 Welsh storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-353-00361-4 , page 380.