The sister of Jane Porter and Robert Ker Porter, she was probably born on 17 December 1778 and was baptized in Salisbury on 25 December 1778. [1] She spent her infancy in Durham, England, the home town of her mother. Her father, William Porter (1735–1779), served as an army surgeon for 23 years and died before she was a year old. He is buried in St Oswald's Church, Durham. After the death of her father, her family settled in Edinburgh, where the Porter children attended charity school and enjoyed the friendship of Walter Scott.[2]
Throughout her life, Anna Maria was known as Maria (pronounced məɾˡaiə). Maria, being fair-haired, pretty, and outgoing, was nicknamed 'L'Allegra'. At the age of 14, Maria published her first book, Artless Tales. She was in London by the 1790s, publishing verse in the Universal Magazine. After Artless Tales, she also wrote a short novel Walsh Colville published anonymously in 1797. Though her sister Jane was the more acclaimed and popular writer, Maria was the more prolific. The Hungarian Brothers (1807), a historical romance set against the French Revolutionary Wars, was a success and went into several editions.
Maria also produced the humanitarian Tales of Pity on Fishing, Shooting and Hunting in 1814, and collaborated with her sister on collections of stories. She was one of the era's most published and respected fiction writers, with many of her works translated into French, but she also published poems and short stories and had an opera produced.
Anna Maria Porter died on 21 June 1832 from a typhus fever at the house of Mrs Colonel Booth, a friend of her brother Dr William Ogilvie Porter, Montpelier, near Bristol. Maria was buried at the churchyard of St Paul in that city.
Selected worksEdit
Artless Tales vol. 1 (1793)
Artless Tales vol. 2 (1795/6)
Walsh Colville (1797)
Octavia (1798)
The Lake of Killarney (1804)
A Sailor's Friendship, and a Soldier's Love (1805)
The Hungarian Brothers (1807)
Don Sebastian; or, The House of Braganza (1809)
Ballad Romances, and Other Poems (1811)
Tales of Pity on Fishing, Shooting, and Hunting (1814)
The Recluse of Norway (1814)
The Knight of St. John (1817)
The Fast of St. Magdalen (1818)
The Village of Mariendorpt (1821)
Roche-Blanche; or, the Hunters of the Pyrenees (1821)
Honor O'Hara (1826)
Tales Round a Winter Hearth (1826; a collaboration with Jane Porter)
Coming Out; and The Field of Forty Footsteps (1828; a collaboration with Jane Porter)
The Barony (1830)
ReferencesEdit
^ Looser, Devoney (2022). Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës. New York: Bloomsbury. p. 450. ISBN978-1635575293.
^McLean, Thomas (2007). "Nobody's Argument: Jane Porter and the Historical Novel". Journal for Early Modern Culture Studies. 7 (2): 88–103.
Devoney Looser: Sister novelists : the trailblazing Porter sisters, who paved the way for Austen and the Brontës, New York ; London ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022, ISBN978-1-63557-529-3
External linksEdit
Porter Family Collection at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas
Wikisource has original works by or about: Anna Maria Porter
In Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1835: a portrait of Anna Maria Porter. by George Henry Harlow.
Works by Anna Maria Porter at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
October 21, 2023
anna, maria, porter, 1778, 1832, british, poet, novelist, from, engraving, ladies, pocket, magazine, 1824, contents, life, selected, works, references, bibliography, literature, external, linkslife, editthe, sister, jane, porter, robert, porter, probably, born. Anna Maria Porter 1778 1832 was a British poet and novelist Anna Maria Porter from an engraving for The Ladies Pocket Magazine 1824 Contents 1 Life 2 Selected works 3 References 3 1 Bibliography 4 Literature 5 External linksLife EditThe sister of Jane Porter and Robert Ker Porter she was probably born on 17 December 1778 and was baptized in Salisbury on 25 December 1778 1 She spent her infancy in Durham England the home town of her mother Her father William Porter 1735 1779 served as an army surgeon for 23 years and died before she was a year old He is buried in St Oswald s Church Durham After the death of her father her family settled in Edinburgh where the Porter children attended charity school and enjoyed the friendship of Walter Scott 2 Throughout her life Anna Maria was known as Maria pronounced meɾˡaie Maria being fair haired pretty and outgoing was nicknamed L Allegra At the age of 14 Maria published her first book Artless Tales She was in London by the 1790s publishing verse in the Universal Magazine After Artless Tales she also wrote a short novel Walsh Colville published anonymously in 1797 Though her sister Jane was the more acclaimed and popular writer Maria was the more prolific The Hungarian Brothers 1807 a historical romance set against the French Revolutionary Wars was a success and went into several editions Maria also produced the humanitarian Tales of Pity on Fishing Shooting and Hunting in 1814 and collaborated with her sister on collections of stories She was one of the era s most published and respected fiction writers with many of her works translated into French but she also published poems and short stories and had an opera produced Anna Maria Porter died on 21 June 1832 from a typhus fever at the house of Mrs Colonel Booth a friend of her brother Dr William Ogilvie Porter Montpelier near Bristol Maria was buried at the churchyard of St Paul in that city Selected works EditArtless Tales vol 1 1793 Artless Tales vol 2 1795 6 Walsh Colville 1797 Octavia 1798 The Lake of Killarney 1804 A Sailor s Friendship and a Soldier s Love 1805 The Hungarian Brothers 1807 Don Sebastian or The House of Braganza 1809 Ballad Romances and Other Poems 1811 Tales of Pity on Fishing Shooting and Hunting 1814 The Recluse of Norway 1814 The Knight of St John 1817 The Fast of St Magdalen 1818 The Village of Mariendorpt 1821 Roche Blanche or the Hunters of the Pyrenees 1821 Honor O Hara 1826 Tales Round a Winter Hearth 1826 a collaboration with Jane Porter Coming Out and The Field of Forty Footsteps 1828 a collaboration with Jane Porter The Barony 1830 References Edit Looser Devoney 2022 Sister Novelists The Trailblazing Porter Sisters Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontes New York Bloomsbury p 450 ISBN 978 1635575293 McLean Thomas 2007 Nobody s Argument Jane Porter and the Historical Novel Journal for Early Modern Culture Studies 7 2 88 103 Bibliography Edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Cousin John William 1910 A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature London J M Dent amp Sons via Wikisource Literature EditDevoney Looser Sister novelists the trailblazing Porter sisters who paved the way for Austen and the Brontes New York London Oxford New Delhi Sydney Bloomsbury Publishing 2022 ISBN 978 1 63557 529 3External links EditPorter Family Collection at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Anna Maria Porter In Fisher s Drawing Room Scrap Book 1835 a portrait of nbsp Anna Maria Porter by George Henry Harlow Works by Anna Maria Porter at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anna Maria Porter amp oldid 1164991815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
