Books by Stephen Evans

There was no plan. Just an old car, an old map, an old book, and the beginning of a new life.A Transcendental Journey is the quirky account of one man's meander across America, encountering natural wonders during the day, and the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson at night. Emerson's life, thought, and influence is explored through his essays: Self-Reliance, The Poet, Experience, Nature, and Circles. These famous works shape the experience of the journey, just as the journey shapes the author's experience of Emerson, a combination that created a life-altering, truly Transcendental journey. Any journey to enlightenment is a comedy.

Generations is an evening of three thought-provoking one-act plays inspired by the mysteries and magic between generations.In Monuments by Stephen Evans, an aging Ralph Waldo Emerson travels down the Nile river with his daughter, struggling with memory yet suffused in memories.In Last Laugh by Morey Norkin, an ailing and unsuccessful comic attempts to bridge the gaps with a younger colleague anticipating her big break.In Late Nights in Cars by Michael Gilles, the ever-mutable dynamics of fathers and daughters unfolds through the cars they drive and the forces that drive them.Generations has seven characters (three male, four female, played by two or more actors), three simple unit sets, and requires no complex effects.

Researchers and students working in the fields of sociolinguistics, English as a global language, world Englishes, applied linguistics and English-language education will find this book provides valuable information and insights about the uses and users of English in colonial and post-colonial Hong Kong.