John Evans (died 1832) was an

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miscellaneous writer.

Life

Evans kept a school in his native city of

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for several years, first at Lower Park Row, and afterwards (by October 1815) at Kingsdown. During part of the time he officiated as a

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minister at Marshfield in

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. He eventually removed to

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, where he had a school in

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Works

Besides some schoolbooks Evans wrote: * ''An Oration on the Doctrine of Philosophical Necessity considered in reference to its Tendency'', 1809. * ''The Ponderer, a series of Essays; Biographical, Literary, Moral, and Critical'' (originally published in the ''British Mercury''), London, Bristol (printed), 1812; another edit., ''Essays'', London, 1819. * ''The Picture of Bristol; … including Biographical Notices of Eminent Natives'', Bristol, 1814; 2nd edit., Bristol, 1818. An abridgment, entitled ''The New Guide, or Picture of Bristol, with Historical and Biographical Notices'', was published as a "third edition", Bristol (1825?). The historical account of the church of St. Mary Redcliffe appeared in a separate form, Bristol, 1815. Evans also edited, with a memoir, the ''Remains'' of William Reed of Thornbury, London, 1815, and compiled the second volume of ''The History of Bristol'', Bristol, 1816, the first volume of which was written by

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References

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, John Year of birth missing 1832 deaths English Presbyterians Writers from Bristol English male non-fiction writers