Llewellyn Jones (13 July 1884–1 July 1961) was a

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writer and

literary editor A literary editor is an editor in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication who deals with aspects concerning literature and books, especially reviews.

. He was one of the signatories to

Humanist Manifesto I ''A Humanist Manifesto'', also known as ''Humanist Manifesto I'' to distinguish it from later ''Humanist Manifestos'' in the series, was written in 1933 primarily by Raymond Bragg and published with 34 signers. Unlike the later manifestos, this fi ...

. Jones was literary editor of the Chicago Evening Post from 1914 to 1932 and then worked as an editor for Willett, Clark, and Company. He moved to

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in 1937, when he became president of the Greater Boston American–Scandinavian Forum.

Works

* ''First Impressions; Essays on Poetry, Criticism, and Prosody'' (1925) * ''How to Criticize Books'' (1928) * ''How to Read Books'' (1930)

External links

Llewellyn Jones Papers
at Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

References

1884 births 1961 deaths American male poets American literary editors 20th-century American poets 20th-century American male writers {{US-editor-stub