The characters / Recurring character
Beryl Evans
Beryl Evans is recorded in 4 distinct storys.
These Tower narratives consistently name the in-world author of Charlie the Choo-Choo; the later name-change mystery is recorded without asserting an unproved alias merge.
Also recorded as Miss Beryl Evans.
Stories and supporting passages
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
Charlie the Choo-Choo, the title proclaimed, Story and Pictures by Beryl Evans.
Jake reads the book’s explicit Story and Pictures by Beryl Evans credit.
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
That’s the one in your book; that’s it to the life.” “So now we know where Miss Beryl Evans got the idea for Charlie the Choo-Choo,” Susannah said.
Susannah speculates how the author knew the actual train; this remains a reference to the invented author.
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
Then Eddie’s eyebrows went up. “I thought Charlie the Choo-Choo was written by a lady named Beryl Evans,” he whispered. Jake nodded. “I did, too.” “Then who’s this-” Eddie took another look. “Who’s this Claudia y Inez Bachman?”
Eddie and Jake discuss the unexpected change from Evans to Claudia y Inez Bachman.
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
In Calvin Tower’s bookshop, Jake had bought a book called Charlie the Choo-Choo, by Beryl Evans. Why? Because it had called to him.
The narration recounts Jake buying the book attributed to Beryl Evans before its author name changed.