Henry Festing Jones

Henry Festing Jones

Henry Festing Jones (1851-1928) was the friend and posthumous biographer of Samuel Butler. His biography of Butler, entitled "Samuel Butler, Author of Erewhon (1835-1902) - A Memoir", won the inaugural James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography in 1919.

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