Tom Bevan (writer)

Tom Bevan (1868 – 9 November 1937), who also wrote under the pseudonym Walter Bamfylde, was a British writer of boys' adventure stories. Originally a schoolteacher, he also wrote non-fiction books for children.

For the American website publisher, see Tom Bevan (publisher).

Life

Born in Risca, Monmouthshire, Bevan's family moved to Gloucester and he was educated at Sir Thomas Rich's School, Gloucester, and St Paul's College, Cheltenham, a teacher training college that awarded Bristol University qualifications.[1]

Bevan began writing historical adventure stories while working as a schoolmaster. In the 1920s he was education editor for Sampson Low and Marston.[2] He contributed to several boys' magazines, including Everybody's Story Magazine and Boy's Own Paper.[3]

Bevan also wrote non-fiction books for children. His Stories from British History: B. C. 54 – A. D. 1485 discusses, for example, the degree to which Shakespeare's History Plays present historical truth.[4]

He died in Cheltenham on 9 November 1937.[1]

Works

Books
  • (With E. Harcourt Burrage and John A. Higginson) White Ivory and Black: a tale of the Zambesi Basin: and other stories, London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1899
  • The Thane of the Dean: a tale of the time of the Conqueror, London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1899. With four illustrations by Lancelot Speed
  • Dick Dale, the Colonial Scout: a tale of the Transvaal War of 1899–1900, London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1900. with eight illustrations by Harold Piffard
  • A Lion of Wessex, or, How Saxon fought Dane, London: S. W. Partridge & Co., [1902]. With eight illustrations by Lancelot Speed
  • Against the King, London; Glasgow: W. Collins, Sons & Co. [1903]
  • Red Dickon the Outlaw : A story of mediaeval England, London: Nelson, 1904
  • The War-God and the Brown Maiden, London: Collins [1904]. With eight illustrations by Warwick Goble
  • A Hero in Wolf-Skin : a story of pagan and Christian, London: Religious Tract Society, 1904. With illustrations by J. Finnemore
  • Beggars of the Sea. A story of the Dutch struggle with Spain, London: Thomas Nelson and Sons [1904?]
  • A Trooper of the Finns. A tale of the Thirty Years' War, London: Religious Tract Society, 1905
  • The Fen Robbers, London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1906
  • Held by Rebels, London, 1906. Illustrated by Percy Tarrant
  • Beggars of the Sea: A Story of the Dutch struggle with Spain, London, 1906
  • Sea-Dogs All! A tale of forest and sea, London, 1907
  • The Goldsmith of Chepe: A Tale of The Plague Year, London: The Religious Tract Society, 1908. With illustrations by J. Jellicoe. (Serialised in the Boys Own Paper, 1907)
  • Runners of Contraband: a story of Russian Tyranny, London, 1908. With illustrations by Wal Paget
  • The "Grey Fox" of Holland: a tale of adventure during the insurrection against Philip II, London/New York: T. Nelson & Sons, 1908
  • The Chancellor's Spy. A vivid picture of life in the reign of Henry the Eighth, London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1909
  • The Insurgent Trail: A story of the Balkans, London: Sir I. Pitman & Sons, 1910
  • The Secret Men, London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1910. With six illustrations by Ernest Prater.
  • Stories from British history (B. C. 54 – A. D. 1485), 1910
  • The House Of Hanover, 1714 to 1901, 1911
  • Rebels And Rogues, 1911
  • Out With The Buccaneers; or, The Treasure of The Snake, London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1911
  • Trapped In Tripoli; or, A Boy's Adventures in The Desert, London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1912
  • One of the Awkward Squad, London: James Nisbet & Co, 1912
  • The Baymouth Scouts: A Story of The Napoleon Scare, London: The Religious Tract Society, 1913
  • With Bandit And Turk, London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1913
  • The Uplanders, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1914 (as Walter Bamfylde)
  • Midsummer Magic, 1915 (as Walter Bamfylde)
  • With Haig At The Front: A Story Of The Great Fight, London: Collins Clear-type Press, 1916
  • With Cossack And Car In Galicia, London: Collins Clear-type Press, 1917
  • The Last Of The Giants: A Story Of Arctic Canada, London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1920
  • Doing His Bit: A Story of the Great War, London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1920
  • Bob Blair, Plainsman, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1924
  • The Heroic Impostor, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1925
  • The Secret of the Downs, London: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1927

Stories
  • "Young Asa - A Scouting Story", Oxford Annual For Scouts, [1920s?]

References
  1. Tom Bevan, Reading the Forest. Retrieved 16 November 2022
  2. Benjamin Watson (1992). English Schoolboy Stories: An Annotated Bibliography of Hardcover Fiction. Scarecrow Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8108-2572-7.
  3. Stanley Nichols, "Roving Thoughts on the 'B.O.P.'", Golden Hours 6:1 (December 1962), p. 81. For example, The Baymouth Scouts was serialised in the Boy's Own Paper in 1911–1912. British Juvenile Story Papers and Pocket Libraries Index
  4. Velma Bourgeois Richmond: Shakespeare as Children's Literature: Edwardian Retellings in Words and Pictures (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company Inc., 2008), p. 264 Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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