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| ⚫ | '''John Wade''' (1788–1875) was a British journalist and author, connected with the press throughout his career. He contributed to many periodicals, and was a leader-writer on ''[[The Spectator]]'' when that journal was under [[Robert Stephen Rintoul]]'s editorship between 1828 and 1858.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=Wade, John|volume=58}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
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| ⚫ | As an author |
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In early life Wade worked for at least a decade as a wool-sorter. Encouraged by [[Francis Place]] and others, he took up journalism in London, initially from 1818 editing the ''Gorgon''.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=28378|first=Philip|last=Harling|title=Wade, John (1788–1875)}}</ref> Writing never made him much money, and his main income in his later years was a civil-list pension of £50, granted to him on 19 June 1862 by [[Lord Palmerston]], mainly on the representations of the publisher [[Effingham Wilson]].<ref name="DNB"/> |
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| ⚫ | In 1826 he wrote for [[Longmans]] |
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==Works== |
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| ⚫ | Wade also edited an annotated |
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| ⚫ | As an author Wade's major success was ''The Black Book, or Corruption Unmasked! Being an Account of Persons, Places, and Sinecures'', 1820–3, 2 vols. Published by Effingham Wilson, and brought out when the reform excitement was commencing, it produced a considerable sensation, and fifty thousand copies were sold. With some alterations in the title, it was reproduced in 1831, 1832, and 1835.<ref name="DNB"/> |
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| ⚫ | In 1826 he wrote for [[Longmans]] ''The Cabinet Lawyer: a Popular Digest of the Laws of England'', the twenty-fifth edition of which appeared in 1829. Another popular work was ''British History, chronologically arranged'', 1839; supplement 1841; 3rd edit. 1844; 5th edit. 1847. Effingham Wilson paid Wade a weekly salary for years while he was compiling it, and supplied him with works of reference.<ref name="DNB"/><ref>Athenæum, 1875, ii. 576</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Wade also edited an annotated ''Junius, including Letters by the same Writer under other signatures'', (1850, in Bohn's "Standard Library", 2 vols.). Here he was out of his depth, and the imperfections of his edition, and especially of his introduction, were pointed out by [[Charles W. Dilke]] in the ‘Athenæum’ of 2 Feb. [[et seq]].<ref>reprinted in Dilke's ‘Papers of a Critic,’ 1875, ii. 47–124</ref><ref name="DNB"/> |
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He died at Chelsea on 29 Sept. 1875, and was buried in [[Kensal Green cemetery]] on 2 Oct.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Wade, John}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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==Link to his books== |
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The Black Book, or Corruption Unmasked |
*[https://archive.org/details/blackbookorcorru02wadeuoft ''The Black Book, or Corruption Unmasked''] |
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 4 June 2024
John Wade (1788–1875) was a British journalist and author, connected with the press throughout his career. He contributed to many periodicals, and was a leader-writer on The Spectator when that journal was under Robert Stephen Rintoul's editorship between 1828 and 1858.[1]
Life
[edit]In early life Wade worked for at least a decade as a wool-sorter. Encouraged by Francis Place and others, he took up journalism in London, initially from 1818 editing the Gorgon.[2] Writing never made him much money, and his main income in his later years was a civil-list pension of £50, granted to him on 19 June 1862 by Lord Palmerston, mainly on the representations of the publisher Effingham Wilson.[1]
Wade was a vice-president of the historical section of the Institution d'Afrique of Paris. He died at Chelsea on 29 September 1875, and was buried in Kensal Green cemetery on 2 October.[1]
Works
[edit]As an author Wade's major success was The Black Book, or Corruption Unmasked! Being an Account of Persons, Places, and Sinecures, 1820–3, 2 vols. Published by Effingham Wilson, and brought out when the reform excitement was commencing, it produced a considerable sensation, and fifty thousand copies were sold. With some alterations in the title, it was reproduced in 1831, 1832, and 1835.[1]
In 1826 he wrote for Longmans The Cabinet Lawyer: a Popular Digest of the Laws of England, the twenty-fifth edition of which appeared in 1829. Another popular work was British History, chronologically arranged, 1839; supplement 1841; 3rd edit. 1844; 5th edit. 1847. Effingham Wilson paid Wade a weekly salary for years while he was compiling it, and supplied him with works of reference.[1][3]
Wade also edited an annotated Junius, including Letters by the same Writer under other signatures, (1850, in Bohn's "Standard Library", 2 vols.). Here he was out of his depth, and the imperfections of his edition, and especially of his introduction, were pointed out by Charles W. Dilke in the ‘Athenæum’ of 2 Feb. et seq.[4][1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Harling, Philip. "Wade, John (1788–1875)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28378. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Athenæum, 1875, ii. 576
- ^ reprinted in Dilke's ‘Papers of a Critic,’ 1875, ii. 47–124
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[edit]Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Wade, John". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
