ANNA MARIA PORTER
\ˈanə mɐɹˈiːə pˈɔːtə], \ˈanə mɐɹˈiːə pˈɔːtə], \ˈa_n_ə m_ɐ_ɹ_ˈiː__ə p_ˈɔː_t_ə]\
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An English novelist; born at Durham, 1780; died 1832. Sister of Jane and Sir R. K.; she wrote "Artless Tales" (1793-95), which was succeeded by a long series of novels, among them: "Walsh Colville" (1797); "The Lakes of Killarney" (1804); "The Hungarian Brothers" (1807); "The Recluse of Norway" (1814); "The Knight of St. John" (1817); "The Fast of St. Magdalen" (1818); "Roche Blanche" (1822); "Honor O'Hara" (1826); "Barony" (1830); also "Ballads, Romances, and Other Poems" (1811).
By Charles Dudley Warner