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Henry Festing Jones

ヘンリー・フェスティング・ジョーンズ

Henrī Fesutingu Jōnzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1851-01-30
Died
1928-10-23 (London) age 77
Nationality
English, British
Languages
English
Residence History
Clifford's Inn, London → Barnard's Inn, London → Staple Inn, London → Maida Vale, London

Career

Occupations
solicitor, writer
Active Years
1876-1928
Influenced By
Samuel Butler
Influenced
Siegfried Sassoon

Education

Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Degree: B.A.
Period: 1870-1873
Year of Graduation: 1873
Country: United Kingdom
Entered in 1870, graduated B.A. in 1873.

Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1919
Work: Samuel Butler, Author of Erewhon (1835–1902): A Memoir
Category: Biography
Organization: University of Edinburgh
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Samuel Butler, Author of Erewhon (1835–1902): A Memoir

1919 Biography

Memoir of Samuel Butler.

FriendshipLiterary Legacy

The Note-Books of Samuel Butler

1912 Edited Selection

Selection from Butler's notebooks.

HumorCriticism

Diversions in Sicily

1909 Travelogue

Travel diversions in Sicily.

TravelCulture

Legacy

Known as the friend and posthumous biographer of Samuel Butler, winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

Trivia

  • Musical collaborator with Samuel Butler.
  • Student of Sicilian Opera dei Pupi.