Jane Porter
1775 or 1776? – 24 May 1850
67 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Jane Porter was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure, and one of the most popular writers of her time. 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 popular among children well into the twentieth century.
In her later years, Porter continued to write pieces for journals. Many appeared anonymously or were simply signed "J. P." Her wide-ranging topics included Peter the Great, Simón Bolívar, and the African explorer Dixon Denham.
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Also published as: Jane Porter
Most-read books
The Scottish Chiefs
4 · 1800 · 18 want to read
Thaddeus of Warsaw
1800 · 3 want to read
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Young Hearts [1/3]
1834 · 2 want to read
Sir Edward Seaward's narrative of his shipwreck
1831 · 2 want to read
The Scottish Chiefs
1810 · 1 want to read
The Pastor's Fire-side
1815 · 1 want to read
Scotland
2005
![Cover of The Scottish Chiefs [1/2]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/2895858-M.jpg)
The Scottish Chiefs [1/2]
1822
![Cover of The Scottish Chiefs [2/2]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/2895968-M.jpg)
The Scottish Chiefs [2/2]
1810
Duke Christian, of Luneburg
2017
Thaddeus of Warsaw; FIRST VOLUME
n.d.
![Cover of The Pastor's Fire-side [2/2]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/6236656-M.jpg)
The Pastor's Fire-side [2/2]
1832
![Cover of The Scottish Chiefs [2/3]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11722177-M.jpg)
The Scottish Chiefs [2/3]
1827
![Cover of Sir Edward Seaward's narrative of his shipwreck, and consequent discovery of certain islands in the Caribbean Sea [1/3]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11722545-M.jpg)
Sir Edward Seaward's narrative of his shipwreck, and consequent discovery of certain islands in the Caribbean Sea [1/3]
1831
![Cover of Sir Edward Seaward's narrative of his shipwreck, and consequent discovery of certain islands in the Caribbean Sea [2/3]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11722642-M.jpg)
Sir Edward Seaward's narrative of his shipwreck, and consequent discovery of certain islands in the Caribbean Sea [2/3]
1831
Thaddeus of Warsaw; SECOND VOLUME
2017
![Cover of Thaddeus of Warsaw [4/4]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/10884481-M.jpg)
Thaddeus of Warsaw [4/4]
1803
Coming Out; and the Field of the Forty Footsteps. by J. and A.M. Porter, Volume 2
2015
Scottish Chiefs : (Annotated Edition)
Jane Porter
Scottish Chiefs : (Annotated Edition)
2021
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Sir Edw. Seaward's narrative of his shipwreck, and consequent discovery of certain islands in the Caribbean sea [1/2]
1841
Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney - Volume I
1807
![Cover of The Scottish Chiefs [5/5]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11704802-M.jpg)
The Scottish Chiefs [5/5]
1810
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Duke Christian of Luneburg, or, Tradition from the Hartz [1/2]
1824
![Cover of The Scottish Chiefs [1/5]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/6523949-M.jpg)
The Scottish Chiefs [1/5]
1820