Jane Porter (2) (1776–1850)
Autore di The Scottish Chiefs
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- Data di nascita
- 1776-01-17
- Data di morte
- 1850-05-24
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Durham, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Bristol, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK - Attività lavorative
- historical novelist
playwright - Relazioni
- Porter, Anna Maria (sister)
Davenport, Selina (friend)
Scott, Sir Walter (friend) - Breve biografia
- Jane Porter and her younger sister Anna Maria were born in Durham, England, the daughters of William Porter, an Irish army surgeon who died when they were young children. Their mother Jane moved the family, which also included three brothers, to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they befriended Sir Walter Scott, then a university student. The family moved in the 1790s to London, where Jane and Anna Maria were part of a circle of literary women that included Hannah More, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, and Elizabeth Inchbald. Jane wrote two highly popular historical novels, Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) and The Scottish Chiefs (1810), as well as many other successful works, some co-authored with her sister. She also wrote articles for periodicals and a play. See the biography Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, by Prof. Devoney Looser (2022).
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- Opere
- 12
- Utenti
- 900
- Popolarità
- #28,477
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 10
- ISBN
- 558
- Lingue
- 7
However, that someday might be a long time from now because I did not enjoy this anywhere near as much as I wanted to. I got lost in the haze of names at times and the basic plot seemed to be Wallace saves the day with great battle, awful Scottish Lords plot against him, repeat and repeat. There was also a strong streak of what felt like 19th century Christianity that seemed very out of place. I wanted adventure and I mostly got overwrought melodrama. So much just didn't make much sense. Lady Mar was a fairly impressive villian but it was the same thing each time. I don't know why anyone continued to believe her. She did seem the only human character, everyone was pretty much a plaster saint. So maybe a while before I seek out the complete version.… (altro)