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Reuben Hallam | |
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 Oil portrait by W. Lindley | |
| Born | 1818 |
| Died | 1908 (aged 89–90) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
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Reuben Hallam (1818-1908), also known as Wadsley Jack, was a carver, cutler, musician and author, from the Wadsley district of Sheffield, England, who wrote in the Sheffield dialect. He is best known for the 1866 autobiographical work Wadsley Jack; or, the Humours and Adventures of a Travelling Cutler.
Wadsley Jack..., and its sequel Wadsley Jack's Married Life, were each serialised in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph in 1865 and 1866 respectively, prior to publication in book form.[1]
In various decennial censuses, Hallam is listed as:
- 1851 a teacher of singing
- 1861 a spring knife cutler
- 1871 a spring knife cutler
- 1881 an artist (as are three of his children)
- 1891 a weighman
- 1901 a spring knife cutler
He also worked as an organist, orator and singer.[1]
His portrait,[2] in oil on canvas, by W. Lindley, is in the collection of Museums Sheffield.[3] Another portrait of Hallam, by Willis Eadon, was exhibited at the August 1888 Sheffield Society of Artists' exhibition.[4] The Sheffield Daily Telegraph's unnamed reviewer wrote that "it shows evidence of rather clever treatment in bringing out a strong individuality".[4] Reviewing the same exhibition, The Sheffield and Rotherham Independent referred to Hallam as "a local celebrity".[5]
A pub in Wadsley, The Wadsley Jack, formerly The Star, was renamed in his honour.[6]
Works
- Hallam, Reuben (1849). An Introduction to the Art of Singing.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Hallam, Reuben (1866). Wadsley Jack; or, the Humours and Adventures of a Travelling Cutler. London: John Holmes, Oxford Street.
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References
- ^ a b Law, Graham. "British Library Newspapers: Literary Serialization in the 19th-Century Provincial Press" (PDF). Gale Primary Sources. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Accession number K1913.158
- ^ "Reuben Hallam (1818–1908)". ArtUK. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Sheffield Society of Artists [Third Notice]". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 27 August 1888.
- ^ "Sheffield Society of Artists [Concluding Notice]". Sheffield and Rotherham Independent. 28 August 1888.
- ^ "The Wadsley Jack". Retrieved 22 September 2017.
External links
- ArtUK discussion of a portrait of Hallam.
- T'Days ov Ahr Fathers newspaper article by Hallam, in dialect
