E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Porter, Jane
(b. Durham, 1776, d. Bristol, May 24th, 1850). “Thaddeus of Warsaw” (1803); “The Scottish Chiefs” (1810); “The Pastor’s Fireside” (1815); “Duke Christian of Luneberg” (1824); “Coming Out,” and “The Field of Forty Footsteps” (1828); “Tales Round a Winter Hearth” (in conjunction with her sister Anna Maria) (1826); “Sir Edward Seaward’s Narrative;” and other works.
