Educated Evans

Educated Evans #1

by Edgar Wallace

The Master of Mystery has become the Master of Mirth! In Educated Evans Edgar Wallace has forsaken the Realm of Crime for the Kingdom of Mirth! His story of Evans, the little cockney tipster, is full of amusing incidents of love and adventure set amidst the bustle and excitement of the racecourse. Edgar Wallace provides a thrill of another sort!

Paperback

First published January 1, 1924

About the author

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals.

Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him.

He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

From BBC Radio 4 Extra:

A Judge of Racing, A Matched Pair:
Can the 1920s tipster help a friend in trouble and acquire valuable information along the way? Stars Roy Hudd and Andrew Sachs. From August 1996.

[Dayo Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy short stories, more relaxing than exiting, and quite funny in places

[Rob Thompson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dated tale of a racing tipster "the man who wrote too much". Listened via the BBC Sounds app.

[Neil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasant but unremarkable collection of short stories about a betting tipster. Although most of the stories take place in the underworld the tone is more comic than thriller.