Henry Festing Jones

Henry Festing Jones (1851–1928) was an English solicitor and writer best known as the close friend, companion, and posthumous biographer of Samuel Butler. His most notable works include the biography Samuel Butler, Author of Erewhon (1835–1902): A Memoir (1919), which won the inaugural James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), and Sicilian travel books like Diversions in Sicily (1909); he also co-edited Butler's complete works in 20 volumes (1923–1926).