Thaddeus of Warsaw by Jane Porter
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"Thaddeus of Warsaw" by Jane Porter is a novel published in 1803. It follows Thaddeus Sobieski, a gallant Polish soldier who fights in the Kościuszko Uprising against Russian forces. After Poland's defeat, he flees to London seeking his unknown English father. There he sells art, navigates aristocratic society, falls in love, and searches for his lost parent. The novel blends historical military narrative with social commentary, criticizing English aristocracy while championing constitutional
government against absolutism. This popular work remained in print throughout the nineteenth century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Porter, Jane, 1776-1850 |
|---|---|
| Title | Thaddeus of Warsaw |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaddeus_of_Warsaw |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Poland -- History -- Stanislaus II Augustus, 1764-1795 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6566 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 393 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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