John Hartley

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1839 – 1915

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Who was John Hartley?

John Hartley was an English poet who worked in the Yorkshire dialect. He wrote a great deal of prose and poetryoften of a sentimental naturedealing with the poverty of the district. He was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Hartly wrote and edited the Original Illuminated Clock Almanack from 1866 to his death.

Most of Hartley's works are written in dialect.

Hartley wrote a number of books featuring the character "Sammywell Grimes", who has a number of adventures and suffers unfortunate mishaps.

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Born
1839
Halifax
Also known as
  • Hartley, John
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Lived in
  • Halifax
Died
1915

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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