Evelyn Emerson is a fictional character from the Amelia Peabody series of historical mystery novels by Elizabeth Peters.
After marriage, Evelyn mothers a large brood of children, and settles for a home life in contrast to Amelia and Radcliffe's annual travels to Egypt.
While in Egypt, Evelyn takes a particular shine to David Todros, a young Egyptian boy working for a professional forger, who is also an amazingly talented artist.
A few years later, when David and her daughter Lia fall in love, she and Walter are initially resistant to the idea of them marrying, but overcome their objections, again with Amelia's prodding.
She dotes on her children and her husband, and has a generous heart - many of her maidservants are down-on-their-luck girls who have been thrown out of other establishments or fallen on hard times.