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JANE See also:PORTER (1776–1850)
, See also:British novelist, daughter of an See also:army surgeon, was See also:born at See also:Durham in 1776
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Her See also:life and reputation are closely linked with those of her See also:sister, See also:ANNA MARIA See also:PORTER (1780-1832), novelist, and her See also:brother, See also:SIR See also:ROBERT See also:KER PORTER (1775–1842), painter and traveller
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After their See also:father's See also:death, in 1779, the See also:mother removed from Durham, their See also:birth-See also:place, to See also:Edinburgh, where the See also:children's love of See also:romance was stimulated by their association with See also:Flora See also:Macdonald and the See also:young See also:Walter See also:Scott
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Mrs Porter moved to See also:London, so that her son might study See also:art, and the sisters subsequently resided at See also:Thames See also:Ditton and at See also:Esher with their mother until her death in 1831
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Anna Maria Porter published Artless Tales in 1793
1795, the first of a See also:long See also:series of See also:works of which the more See also:note-worthy are See also:Walsh See also:Colville (1797), See also:Octavia (1798), The See also:Lake of See also:Killarney (1804), A Sailor's Friendship and a Soldier's Love (18o5), The Hungarian See also:Brothers (1807), See also:Don See also:Sebastian (18og), See also:Ballads, Romances and other Poems (1811), The Recluse of See also:Norway (1814), The See also:Knight of St See also:
She also wrote some plays, and frequent contributions to current periodical literature
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Sir See also:Edward Seaward's See also:Diary (1831) was asserted by Miss Porter to be founded on documents placed in her hands by the author's See also:family, but is generally regarded as pure fiction
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The claim of her eldest brother, Dr See also: His services there were recognized by a knight commandership of the Order of See also:Hanover . Accounts of his wanderings are to be found in his Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden (18o8), Letters from See also:Portugal and Spain (1809), Narrative of the See also:late See also:Campaign in Russia (1813), and Travels in See also:Georgia, Persia, See also:Armenia, See also:Ancient Babylonia &'c., during the years r817–18zo (1821–1822) . After leaving Venezuela (1841) he again visited St Petersburg, and died there suddenly on the 4th of May 1842 . Jane Porter, who had joined him in Russia, then returned to See also:England and took up her See also:residence with her eldest brother at Bristol, where she died on the 24th of May r85o . |
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Dear Sir or Madam. I have a letter from Jane Porter her address is Cottage 1802 in it she mentions her lover and coplains about the standard her books have been bound.She thanks a man who taught her to write to whom she cannot thank enough Her writting at the last part of the letter seems very poetical such as if i had a thousand tonues i could not thank you enough.I live in Durham all her family were born hear i was supprised Durham University library have not got one letter from her they are all from her brother Ker Porter
I dont know if you do all biographys but George Ridley who wrote the Blaydon Races and other songs was not born in the house that is stated 1 Gramesley street Gateshead and i can prove this all his biographers got it wrong he was born in Pollock street Gateshead he only moved to Gramsley street a few years before he died if you would like information to prove this please get in tough. Regards Peter. Jefferies
I have a copy of Scottish Chiefs, it looks original and there is a notation on the forepage. Is it valuable?
I bought a copy of the scottish chiefs in a charity shop for 20p,its got a dark green outer cover with black holly like drawing on it,it s publisher is milner and company london,at the end of the preface its dated long ditton,december 1803, i wonder is this a first edition?
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