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Henry Arthur Jones
1851–1929
A major figure in late Victorian theater, this English dramatist helped bring social debate and moral conflict onto the stage. His plays paired sharp dialogue with a serious interest in the pressures of modern life.
2 Audiobooks
Michael and His Lost Angel: A Play in Five Acts
by Henry Arthur Jones
Dolly Reforming Herself: A Comedy in Four Acts
by Henry Arthur Jones
About the author
Born in 1851 in Buckinghamshire, Henry Arthur Jones became one of the best-known English playwrights of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After early work outside the theater, he turned to playwriting and found success on the London stage.
He is especially remembered for dramas that mixed popular entertainment with serious social themes. Among his best-known plays are The Silver King, The Liars, and Mrs. Dane's Defence, works that show his interest in reputation, class, and the moral tensions of his time.
Jones was an important voice in the development of modern British drama, even as theatrical tastes changed around him. He died in 1929, leaving behind a body of work that captures the energy and anxieties of Victorian and Edwardian society.