{"product_id":"jane-porter-thaddeus-of-warsaw-paperback","title":"Jane Porter, Thaddeus of Warsaw - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas McLean\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRuth Knezevich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst scholarly edition of a bestselling historical novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the socio-political themes of the novel and deemed as relevant today as they were over 200 years ago\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates work in the genealogy of the historical novel and examines its literary and cultural influence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eScholarly annotations clarify the historical context: the French Revolution, the related war in Poland, and Britain's response to Polish refugees in the 1790s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished in 1803, \u003cem\u003eThaddeus of Warsaw\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst scholarly edition of a bestselling historical novel 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. Thomas McLean is Associate Professor of English at the University of Otago. Ruth Knezevich is Lecturer in English at Hamline University in St. Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Porter (1776 - 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas McLean is Associate Professor of English at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other East and Nineteenth-Century British Literature: Imagining Poland and the Russian Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and editor of \u003ci\u003eFurther Letters of Joanna Baillie\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written numerous articles on the life and work of Jane Porter, and he writes regularly on nation, migration, and many other aspects of nineteenth-century literature and culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Knezevich is a Lecturer in English at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her research interests include women writers of the long eighteenth century (1700-1830); paratexts and footnotes; and the negotiations of historical, geographical, and cultural identity in British literatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52701762355507,"sku":"9781474484244","price":83.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UDNhSGI5ZFJyaER3d08rU3EwSllWQT09.webp?v=1763276388","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/jane-porter-thaddeus-of-warsaw-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}