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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. They were abridged and remained ...
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.
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
Tarzan, feeling rootless in the wake of sacrificing his prospects of wedding Jane Porter, [N 1] leaves the United States for Europe to visit his friend Paul d'Arnot. On the ship he becomes embroiled in the affairs of Countess Olga de Coude, her husband, Count Raoul de Coude, and two men attempting to prey on them, Nikolas Rokoff and his henchman Alexis Paulovitch.
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Watercolor portrait of Jane Austen (1775–1817) painted around 1810, by her sister Cassandra Austen. National Portrait Gallery, London.. The causes of Jane Austen's death, which occurred on July 18, 1817 at the age of 41, following an undetermined illness that lasted about a year, have been discussed retrospectively by doctors whose conclusions have subsequently been taken up and analyzed by ...
"It gave me a lot of angst." Jane Curtin was an essential contributor to Saturday Night Live's first season in 1975 — but she didn't think anyone with taste would watch the show.. Curtin recalls ...
The sister of Jane Porter and Robert Ker Porter, she was probably born on 17 December 1778 and was baptized in Salisbury on 25 December 1778. [1] She spent her infancy in Durham, England, the home town of her mother. Her father, William Porter (1735–1779), served as an army surgeon for 23 years and died before she was a year old.