Evelyn E. Smith Explained

Evelyn E. Smith
Birth Date:25 July 1922
Birth Place:New York, USA
Death Place:New York, USA
Occupation:Writer
Crossword-puzzle compiler
Genre:Science fiction
Gothic romance
Mystery
Notableworks:
  • The Perfect Planet
  • Unpopular Planet
  • The Copy Shop
  • The Laminated Woman
  • Tea Tray in the Sky
  • Miss Melville Regrets

Evelyn E. Smith (25 July 1922 – 4 July 2000) was an American writer of science fiction and mysteries, as well as a compiler of crossword puzzles.

Profile

During the 1950s, under her own name, Smith regularly published short stories and novelettes in such publications as Galaxy Science Fiction, Fantastic Universe and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Her short fiction ranges from satires set in a post-apocalyptic setting such as "The Last of the Spode" and "The Hardest Bargain", to "BAXBR/DAXBR", where she explores the dangers of Martian crossword puzzles. Her science fiction novels chiefly deal with questions of gender identity and, like all of her work, are characterized by their wit and humor.

Smith is probably best known, however, for her Miss Melville Mystery series, which chronicles the exploits of a middle-aged socialite-turned-assassin.

Under the pseudonym of Delphine C. Lyons, she authored a number of gothic romance novels and the non-fiction works Everyday Witchcraft and Love Potions & Spells, which collect folklore and magical spells, and Fortune Telling, eight ways to read the future.

Smith's short story "At Last I've Found You" was adapted into an opera by Seymour Barab; it premiered in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1984.[1]

Works

Novels

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Short stories

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Miss Melville mysteries

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Other novels (as Delphine C. Lyons)

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Nonfiction (as Delphine C. Lyons)

Short story collections

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See also

See also: Women in speculative fiction.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Margaret Ross Griffel. Margaret Ross Griffel. Operas in English: A Dictionary. 21 December 2012. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-8325-3. 32.