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First scholarly edition of a bestselling historical novel Explores
the socio-political themes of the novel and deemed as relevant
today as they were over 200 years ago Situates work in the
genealogy of the historical novel and examines its literary and
cultural influence Scholarly annotations clarify the historical
context: the French Revolution, the related war in Poland, and
Britain's response to Polish refugees in the 1790s Published in
1803, Thaddeus of Warsaw is a beguiling romance that also exposes
the hardships faced by migrants in Britain two hundred years ago.
Jane Porter tells the story of a dashing Polish refugee, Thaddeus
Sobieski, who must escape hostilities in his homeland. In London he
faces poverty and prejudice, but his courage and goodness bring him
to the attention of a circle of women who, in a surprising role
reversal, either aid or woo him. He must also solve the mystery of
his birth by discovering and confronting the British father who
abandoned him. A carefully contextualised introduction to the novel
and its author situates the work in the genealogy of the historical
novel, examining its literary and cultural influence. Supporting
materials include contemporary reviews, poems on Poland and
correspondence regarding the novel's early success.
First scholarly edition of a bestselling historical novel Explores
the socio-political themes of the novel and deemed as relevant
today as they were over 200 years ago Situates work in the
genealogy of the historical novel and examines its literary and
cultural influence Scholarly annotations clarify the historical
context: the French Revolution, the related war in Poland, and
Britain's response to Polish refugees in the 1790s Published in
1803, Thaddeus of Warsaw is a beguiling romance that also exposes
the hardships faced by migrants in Britain two hundred years ago.
Jane Porter tells the story of a dashing Polish refugee, Thaddeus
Sobieski, who must escape hostilities in his homeland. In London he
faces poverty and prejudice, but his courage and goodness bring him
to the attention of a circle of women who, in a surprising role
reversal, either aid or woo him. He must also solve the mystery of
his birth by discovering and confronting the British father who
abandoned him. A carefully contextualised introduction to the novel
and its author situates the work in the genealogy of the historical
novel, examining its literary and cultural influence. Supporting
materials include contemporary reviews, poems on Poland and
correspondence regarding the novel's early success.
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