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Jane Porter (3 December 1775 – 24 May 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Her bestselling novels, Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) and The Scottish Chiefs (1810) are seen as among the earliest historical novels in a modern style and among the first to become bestsellers.
Jane Porter – The Scottish Chiefs Jan Potocki – The Manuscript Found in Saragossa ( Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse , 2nd version) Regina Marie Roche – The Houses of Osma and Almeria; or, Convent of St. Ildefonso: a Tale
Events from the year 1810 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers ... Jane Porter's historical novel about William Wallace, The Scottish Chiefs, is published.
Thaddeus of Warsaw is an 1803 novel written by Jane Porter and originally published in four volumes. The novel concerns Thaddeus Sobieski, a gallant young soldier who serves in the Kościuszko Uprising against invading Russian forces. After Poland’s defeat, Thaddeus departs for London in search of his English father.
Catharine Bayley (fl. 1810–1812) [3] Amelia Beauclerc (fl. 1810s) Aphra Behn ... Anna Maria Porter (1780–1832) Jane Porter (1776–1850) Elizabeth Purbeck (fl ...
The disused railway station. Lamington is a conservation village in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, roughly between Biggar and Lanark and sits astride the A702 trunk road.. It is reputed to be the home of Marion Braidfute, legendary wife of William Wallace.
1741–1810: prolific educational writer; author of The little hermit; or, the rural adventure (1788; not produced) Trotter, Catherine: 1679–1749: playwright Turner, Margaret: 1790–1810 : pastoral [21] Wallace, Eglantine (née Maxwell) 1803 (death) comedies and tragedy West, Jane: 1758–1852: wrote primarily in other genres Wharton, Anne ...
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