Evans, Caradoc (1878–1945)

Welsh novelist. His books were mainly bitter satires on his own land and people, and his first collection of stories, My People 1915, was suppressed in Wales; it was followed by Capel Sion 1916, My Neighbours 1919, and Pilgrims in a Foreign Land 1942. His novels include Nothing to Pay 1930, Wasps 1934, and Morgan Bible 1943; he also wrote a play, Taffy 1925.

Born in Pantycroy, Llandyssul, Wales, Evans was apprenticed to a draper at the age of 14, and remained in the business for 12 years. Moving to London, he took classes at the Working Men's College and turned to journalism, eventually becoming editor of T P's Weekly.