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Porter, Jane (1776–1850)| English novelist. Born in Durham, she was taken to Edinburgh as a child, where she was regaled with old-world tales by Walter Scott, who was a frequent visitor at her home. After moving to London she wrote Thaddeus of Warsaw 1803, a historical novel, and followed it with The Scottish Chiefs 1810, the story of William Wallace. |
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