John Wesley HALES

Background

HALES, John Wesley was born on October 5, 1836 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. Son of William Hales and Eliza nee Atherstone.

Education

Studied at Louth Grammar School. Glasgow High School and University. Durham Grammar School.

Christ’s College Cambridge, of which he became Fellow and Assistant Tutor, and is now Honourable. Master of Arts.

Career

Fellow; Assistant Master at Marlborough College under Doctor Bradley, 1860-1863. Examiner in English at the University of London, 1881-1886, 1889-1894, and 1897- 1903. Also University of New Zealand several years.

Also the University of Wales. Also for Medieval and Modern Language Tripos, University of Cambridge. Fellow of King’s College, London, 1902.

Clark Lecturer on English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1889 - 93. General editor of Messrs. Bell’s Series of Handbooks of English Literature. Emeritus Professor of English Literature, King’s College, London (retired 1903).

Works

More photos

• book

  • Folia litteraria;: Essays and notes on English literature (Essay index reprint series)

    (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)

  • Folia litteraria : essays and notes on English literature 1893 [Hardcover]

    (Lang:- eng, Pages 396 . Reprinted in 2015 with the help o...)

  • Folia litteraria; essays and notes on English literature 1893 [Hardcover]

    (Lang:- eng, Pages 393. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of...)

Interests

• Antiquarianising.

Connections

Father:

William Hales

Mother:

Eliza