Editing Ernest Jones (section)

== Later life and death==
After the end of the war, Jones gradually relinquished his many official posts whilst continuing his psychoanalytic practice, writings and lecturing. The major undertaking of his final years was his monumental account of Freud's life and work, published to widespread acclaim in three volumes between 1953 and 1957. In this he was ably assisted by his German-speaking wife, who translated much of Freud's early correspondence and other archive documentation made available by [[Anna Freud]]. His uncompleted autobiography, ''Free Associations'', was published posthumously in 1959.

Always proud of his Welsh origins, Jones became a member of the Welsh Nationalist Party, [[Plaid Cymru]]. He had a particular love of the [[Gower Peninsula]], which he had explored extensively in his youth. Following the purchase of a holiday cottage in Llanmadoc, this area became a regular holiday retreat for the Jones family. He was instrumental in helping secure its status in 1956, as the first region of the UK to be designated an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]].{{sfn|Maddox|2006|pp=14, 179}}

[[File:Grave of Dr Ernest Jones, psychoanalyst - geograph.org.uk - 1312517.jpg|thumb|Jones’ grave in the churchyard of St Cadoc's [[List of villages in Gower#Cheriton|Cheriton]] on the [[Gower Peninsula]]]]
Both of Jones's main leisure pursuits resulted in significant publications. A keen ice skater since his schooldays, Jones published an influential textbook on the subject.{{sfn|Jones|1952}} His passion for chess inspired a psychoanalytical study of the life of American chess genius, [[Paul Morphy]].<ref>"The Problem of Paul Morphy – A Contribution to the Psycho-Analysis of Chess" (1931), reprinted from the ''International Journal of Psychoanalysis'' Vol 12:1–23 in ''Volume 1'' of the 1951 edition of ''Essays in Applied Psychoanalysis''</ref>

Jones was made a [[Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians]] (FRCP) in 1942, Honorary President of the International Psychoanalytical Association in 1949, and was awarded an Honorary [[Doctor of Science]] degree at [[Swansea University]] (Wales) in 1954.

Jones died in London on 11 February 1958, and was cremated at [[Golders Green Crematorium]]. His ashes were buried in the grave of the oldest of his four children in the churchyard of St Cadoc's [[List of villages in Gower#Cheriton|Cheriton]] on the [[Gower Peninsula]].{{sfn|Davies|2001}}