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Name
  
Evelyn Smith


Role
  
Writer

Born
  
25 July 1922New York, USA (
1922-07-25
)

Occupation
  
Writer, Crossword-puzzle compiler

Genre
  
Science fiction Gothic romance Mystery

Notable works
  
The Perfect PlanetUnpopular PlanetThe Copy ShopMiss Melville series

Died
  
July 4, 2000, New York, United States

Books
  
Once a Greech, The World That Couldn't Be, The Venus Trap, The Doorway, Collector's Item

Similar People
  
Alan E Nourse, Damon Knight, L Sprague de Camp, Clifford D Simak, Richard Matheson

Once a Greech by Evelyn E. Smith


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.

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Profile

During the 1950's,, under her own name, Smith regularly published short stories and novelettes in such publications as Galaxy Science Fiction, Fantastic Universe and the prestigious 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, which 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 gothic romance novels and the nonfiction workEveryday Witchcraft, which collects magical spells.

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.

Novels

  • The Perfect Planet (1962)
  • Unpopular Planet (1975)
  • The Copy Shop (1985)

    • Short stories

  • "Tea Tray in the Sky" (1952)
  • "The Martian and the Magician" (1952)
  • "Not Fit for Children" (1953)
  • "The Last of the Spode" (1953) [also as by Evelyn Smith ]
  • "Nightmare on the Nose" (1953)
  • "BAXBR/DAXBR" (1954) also appeared as:
  • "Call Me Wizard" (1954)
  • "Gerda" (1954)
  • "The Agony of the Leaves" (1954)
  • "At Last I've Found You" (1954)
  • "Collector's Item" (1954)
  • "The Laminated Woman" (1954)
  • "The Vilbar Party" (1955)
  • "Dragon Lady" (1955)
  • "Helpfully Yours" (1955)
  • "The Big Jump" (1955)
  • "Man's Best Friend" (1955)
  • "The Princess and the Physicist" (1955)
  • "The Faithful Friend" (1955)
  • "Teragram" (1955)
  • "The Good Husband" (1955)
  • "The Doorway" (1955)
  • "Jack of No Trades" (1955)
  • "Weather Prediction" (1955)
  • "Floyd and the Eumenides" (1955)
  • "Bodyguard" (1956)
  • "The Captain's Mate" (1956)
  • "The Venus Trap" (1956)
  • "Mr. Replogle's Dream" (1956)
  • "Woman's Touch" (1957)
  • "The Ignoble Savages" (1957)
  • "The Lady from Aldebaran" (1957)
  • "Once a Greech" (1957)
  • "Outcast of Mars" (1957)
  • "The 4D Bargain" (1957)
  • "The Hardest Bargain" (1957)
  • "The Man Outside" (1957)
  • "The Most Sentimental Man" (1957)
  • "The Weegil" (1957)
  • "The Blue Tower" (1958)
  • "My Fair Planet" (1958)
  • "Never Come Midnight" (1958)
  • "Two Suns of Morcali" (1958) (variant title: "The Two Suns of Morcali")
  • "The People Upstairs" (1959)
  • "The Alternate Host" (1959)
  • "Someone To Watch Over Me" (1959)
  • "Send Her Victorious" (1960)
  • "A Day in the Suburbs" (1960)
  • "Sentry of the Sky" (1961)
  • "Softly While You're Sleeping" (1961)
  • "Robert E. Lee at Moscow" (1961)
  • "They Also Serve" (1962)
  • "Little Gregory" (1964)
  • "Calliope and Gherkin and the Yankee Doodle Thing" (1969)

    • Miss Melville mysteries

  • Miss Melville Regrets (1986)
  • Miss Melville Returns (1988)
  • Miss Melville's Revenge (1990)
  • Miss Melville Rides a Tiger (1991)
  • "Miss Melville Rejoices" (1991)

    • Other novels (as Delphine C. Lyons)

  • Flowers of Evil (1965)
  • House of Four Windows (1965)
  • The Depths of Yesterday (1966)
  • Valley of Shadows (1968)
  • Phantom at Lost Lake (1970)

    • Nonfiction (as Delphine C. Lyons)

  • Everyday Witchcraft (1972)

    • Short story collections

  • Evelyn E. Smith Resurrected: Selected Stories of Evelyn E. Smith (2010)
  • The Two Suns of Morcali and Other Stories (2012)

    • References

    Evelyn E. Smith Wikipedia
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