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Jane Porter was an English historical novelist and playwright. Her most well known book 'The Scottish Chiefs' - about William Wallace, was published in 1810 and was one of the earliest historical novels ever written. Jane and her family became friends with Sir Walter Scott when they lived in Edinburgh. During her life she also wrote plays and contributed short pieces for publications such as 'New Monthly Magazine'. Sadly she was never able to profit financially from her work, in part due to funding her brothers' debts.
Jane Porter was an English historical novelist and playwright. Her most well known book 'The Scottish Chiefs' - about William Wallace, was published in 1810 and was one of the earliest historical novels ever written. Jane and her family became friends with Sir Walter Scott when they lived in Edinburgh. During her life she also wrote plays and contributed short pieces for publications such as 'New Monthly Magazine'. Sadly she was never able to profit financially from her work, in part due to funding her brothers' debts.
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| Title: | Letter from Jane Porter |
|---|---|
| Description: | This is one of the oldest letters in the collection and is addressed to Louis Theodore Ventouillac who was Professor of French Literature and worked as an editor and translator for Sampson Low. The writer, Jane Porter, expresses acceptance that a work of hers submitted for 'The Iris' was not included but will appear in a future issue. She also refers to ill health in her family and that being the reason for her late reply. |
| Letter dated: | 12-09-1829 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 2 pages ; letter folds are visible with delivery address on reverse. Red wax seal. Small tear and Some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Key works mentioned: | The Iris |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Jane Porter, authoress of "The Scottish Chiefs", and other works of fiction was born in 1776 and died May 24th, 1850." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Samuel Freeman after George Henry Harlow stipple engraving published 1811 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_150 |
