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Jane Porter is an American author of contemporary romance and women's fiction. She is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over forty-five titles, with over 12 million books in print, in 20 languages and in 25 countries. [1] Her novel Flirting with Forty was made into the Lifetime movie of the same name starring Heather Locklear ...
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.
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.
There is also a living author named Jane Porter. In addition to several Harlequin romances, she has written other novels such as "Flirting With Forty", "Odd Mom Out", and "Mrs. Perfect". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.179.205.179 ( talk ) 17:15, 8 April 2010 (UTC) [ reply ]
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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A few years later when Tarzan is 21 years of age, a new party is marooned on the coast, including 19 year old Jane Porter, the first white woman Tarzan has ever seen. Tarzan's cousin, William Cecil Clayton, unwitting usurper of the ape man's ancestral English estate, is also among the party. Tarzan spies on the newcomers, aids them in secret ...
Selina Granville Wheler was born in London, England, on 27 July 1779, to Captain Charles Granville Wheler and his wife.At an early age, Selina met and later befriended sisters Anna Maria Porter and Jane Porter, who were both to become successful writers in the early 1800s. [3]