Charles Evans

Born in 1802 and remembered through books published across the 19th century, he was a Quaker author whose work centered on faith, history, and biography. Surviving records connected with his publications show a strong interest in the Religious Society of Friends and in writing for readers who wanted clear, practical accounts of important Quaker figures and ideas.

Among the works associated with him are Friends in the Seventeenth Century and biographical sketches of William Penn. He also appears as the editor of Journal of the Life and Religious Services of William Evans, linking him to the preservation and sharing of Quaker religious writing as well as to authorship in his own right.

He died in 1879. Although not widely known today outside specialist and historical circles, his books remain useful for readers interested in Quaker history, early religious biography, and the devotional literature of the 1800s.