World Fantasy Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1991) Winner
Stephen Jones
すてぃーぶん・じょーんず
Sutībun Jōnzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1763 （London）
- Died
- 1827-12-20 （Upper King Street, now Southampton Row, Holborn, London） age 64
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- literary editor, newspaper editor, press corrector
- Active Years
- 1793-1827
- Affiliations
- Whitehall Evening Post, General Evening Post, St. James's Chronicle, European Magazine, Freemasons' Magazine
- Memberships
- Freemason
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's School, London | — | — | — | 1775年入学 | United Kingdom |
St Paul's School, London
Period:
1775年入学
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards & Nominations
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1993) Winner
Works
Major Works
Biographia Dramatica
1812 Biographical dictionaryHistorical and critical memoirs and original anecdotes of British and Irish dramatic writers, originally compiled by David Erskine Baker, continued by Isaac Reed, and brought down to 1811 by Jones.
Theatre historyBiography
The Spirit of the Public Journals
1797 Annual anthologyAmusing annual volume compiled from newspapers and periodicals.
SatireJournalism
A new Biographical Dictionary in Miniature
1796 Biographical dictionaryA new biographical dictionary in miniature, multiple editions.
Biography
Bibliography
- Monthly Beauties, 1793
- The History of Poland, 1795
- A new Biographical Dictionary in Miniature, 1796; later editions to 1840
- Masonic Miscellanies, in poetry and prose, 1797
- Sheridan Improved, 1798; later editions
- Gray's Poetical Works, with illustrations, 1800
- The Life and Adventures of a Fly, [1800?]
- Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, 1800
- Dr. John Blair's Chronology, continued to 1802, 1803
- Life of Garrick, 1808
- Biographia Dramatica, 1812
- Hypercriticism Exposed, 1812
- A Vindication of Masonry, 1847
Legacy
English literary editor best known for his revision of the Biographia Dramatica. Also edited newspapers and published Masonic works.
Trivia
- Eldest son of Giles Jones, secretary to the York Buildings Water Company.
- Married his first cousin Christian, daughter of his uncle Griffith Jones.
- A committed freemason.