Jane Porter

_Waverley_, shows the influence of earlier historical romances, such as Jane Porter's _Thaddeus of Warsaw_ and _Scottish Chiefs_; in his later work he acknowledged his indebtedness to Maria Edgeworth, whose

Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived William Joseph Long 1909

But to scientist Jane Porter, played by Oscar-winner Natalie Portman, he seems to be much more and she wants to learn all about his home.

Marvel Comics Superhero 'Thor' Hits Big Screen 2011

But to scientist Jane Porter, played by Oscar-winner Natalie Portman, he seems to be much more and she wants to learn all about his home.

Marvel Comics Superhero 'Thor' Hits Big Screen 2011

While there aren't any hard numbers on how many M.B.A. applicants are submitting only GRE results, the business schools at Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have quietly allowed GRE-only applications, Jane Porter reports.

Informed Reader 2008

She counted some women as her close friends (particularly, fellow writer Jane Porter) but she distrusted women, writing in her Memoir that 'I have almost uniformly found my own sex my most inveterate enemies'.

Mary Darby Robinson (1758-1800) 2000

"Thaddeus of Warsaw" -- the first romance originated by the active brain and singularly constructive power of Jane Porter -- produced at an almost girlish age.

International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 Various

If Jane Porter owed her Polish inspirations so peculiarly to the tone of the times in which she lived, she traces back, in her introduction to the latest edition of "The Scottish Chiefs." her enthusiasm in the cause of Sir William Wallace to the influence an old "Scotch wife's" tales and ballads produced upon her mind while in early childhood.

International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 Various

[Footnote 2: In his early days the President of the Royal Academy painted a very striking portrait of Jane Porter, as "Miranda," and Harlowe painted her in the canoness dress of the order of St. Joachim.]

International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 Various

Jane Porter, the subject of this notice, was born at Durham, where her father's regiment was quartered at the time.

The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Various

At that time the "young ladies" seemed to us certainly _not_ young: that was about two-and-twenty years ago, and Jane Porter was seventy-five when she died.

International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 Various