Richard Bevis

Richard Bevis taught English at the American University of Beirut and the University of British Columbia for thirty-two years, during which he published several books, mostly on eighteenth-century English drama. Since retiring, he has published two books on the aesthetics of nature, and *Dudes and Savages, * a memoir of a summer in Yellowstone Park in 1957. *Wanderjahr* is based on his journals of travel in 1959-60. At present he lives in Vancouver, where he spends his time reading, writing,...See more

Richard Bevis taught English at the American University of Beirut and the University of British Columbia for thirty-two years, during which he published several books, mostly on eighteenth-century English drama. Since retiring, he has published two books on the aesthetics of nature, and *Dudes and Savages, * a memoir of a summer in Yellowstone Park in 1957. *Wanderjahr* is based on his journals of travel in 1959-60. At present he lives in Vancouver, where he spends his time reading, writing, practicing music, supporting the arts and looking after an old house. See less