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Robert Webster Jones
1874–1947
A little-known early 20th-century American humorist, remembered today for a playful, satirical imagination. His surviving work turns famous figures into lively conversational partners, mixing wit with a taste for the theatrical.
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Light interviews with shades
by Robert Webster Jones
About the author
Published in the United States in the early 1920s, Robert Webster Jones is best known for Light Interviews with Shades, a collection of humorous imagined interviews with historical and legendary figures. The book has been preserved by major public-domain libraries, which suggests it remains his most visible surviving work.
Very little biographical information about him is readily confirmed online beyond his lifespan, 1874–1947. That makes him one of those authors whose writing has outlasted the details of his public life.
What does come through clearly is his style: light, satirical, and fond of clever conversation. Readers drawn to vintage humor and literary curiosity pieces may enjoy him for that distinctive voice.