Jane Porter is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on January 17, 1776 in Durham, England, United Kingdom. She was an English-born Scottish author in the early 19th century. Her historical prose pieces, Tales Round a Winter Hearth (1821), and Coming Out (1828) are well-known. Her most notable work was The Scottish Chiefs (1810 historical novel about William Wallace).
Both she and Candia MacWilliam were both well-known Scottish authors.
She was born in Durham, England, and moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, after her father died. According to Sir Edward Seaward’s Diary, her remarkable romantic life is documented.
