Jane Porter, Thaddeus of Warsaw A 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.

Jane Porter (1776 - 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure.

Thomas McLean is Associate Professor of English at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Ruth Knezevich is a Lecturer in English at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Acknowledgements

Introduction by Thomas McLean

A Note on the Text

Thaddeus of Warsaw

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