L. E. Jones

Sir Lawrence Evelyn Jones, 5th Baronet, MC, TD, FRSL (6 April 1885 – 6 September 1969), was an English writer, known for his light verse, humorous prose, a trilogy of reminiscences and three collections of short stories.

[3] Jones's first book – written jointly with G. B. Shirlaw, assistant medical officer of Battersea borough council – was a serious work, You and the Peace (1944), addressing the forthcoming problems of the post-war period, and cautioning against excessive vengeance on the Germans.

[6] He published books on religious and ethical topics, in which he addressed serious themes with a light touch, making what one critic called "excellent, wicked and unanswerable fun" of dogma with which he disagreed.

At the time, The New Statesman ran a weekly competition inviting readers to submit short verses or pieces of prose on a given topic.

Reviewing the first, Punch said, "These very enjoyable reminiscences add yet further evidence of the extraordinary unconventionality of conventional English upper-class life".

[10] In 1961 Jones published The Bishop's Aunt, a collection of twelve short stories, described by Punch as "urbane, witty and inventive".

[11] A second collection, Trepidation in Downing Street, was equally well received: "written with elegance and wit and with the surest good taste".