Mary Oliver Jones (14 February 1858 – 1893) was an English novelist from Liverpool who wrote in Welsh.
She was born on 14 February 1858 in Liverpool, the daughter of a Methodist minister, and lived there all her life.
Unlike most magazines at the time, Y Frythones published work by women.
Subsequently, a further 8 novels by Jones were published as serials in magazines such as Cymru and the weekly Caernarfon newspaper Y Genedl Gymreig.
The main character of this novel, Nest, is accused of murdering her grandfather's heir.