Jane Porter, Thaddeus of Warsaw

Thomas McLean (University of Otago)

Ed. by Grace Moore, University of Otago, Emily Rohrbach, University of Durham
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.06: English Writing and Culture of the Romantic Period, 1789-1837.
Vol. editors: Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Daniel Robinson (Widener University), Emily Rohrbach (University of Durham)

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First circulation or publication 1803

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England (Country of Origin)

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Jane Porter’s

Thaddeus of Warsaw

was one of the most popular British novels of the early nineteenth century. Published by Longman and Rees in 1803, it remained in print for the rest of the century. In recent years, it has been recognized as an important work in the development of the historical novel in Britain. Its eponymous character provided a model of male behaviour and set a series of characteristics that arguably continue to shape British literary representations of Poland and its people.

Porter had published two previous works, the Gothic novel The Spirit of the Elbe (1799), and a work for young readers, The Two Princes of Persia (1801). She had also contributed anonymously to the descriptive pamphlets that accompanied her artist brother Robert Ker Porter’s historical panoramas,

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Citation: McLean, Thomas. "Thaddeus of Warsaw". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 October 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=28044, accessed 16 October 2024.]

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