John Jones may be described as 'one of the has beens'.

In 1811 Hone was employed by the booksellers as auctioneer to the trade and had an office in Ivy Lane. " In spite of illness and exhaustion Hone spoke on each of the three days for about seven hours.

William Hone (3 June 1780 – 8 November 1842) was an English writer satirist and bookseller.