Diary of Jane Porter

Folger bibliographic ID: 228825
Folger call number: FILM Fo. 122.5a
Folger holdings ID: 351758

Begins January 1, 1801, with frequent entries to June 8, 1801; scattered entries for 1802; one only for 1803 (2 February). Many entries are long and filled with details about Jane's activities: reading, writing, theater attendance, and innumerable visits, but especially about her own intimate feelings, the recording of which is her chief avowed object. Both Jane and her sister Maria wrote for the stage and were in close touch with it, the diary supplying much information on the subject. Charles Kemble and Maria Theresa De Camp (later his wife) are among Jane's closest friends and are much discussed. The first appearance of Henry Caulfield (another close friend) as Hamlet at Drury Lane (a marked success) is described in detail (leaves 37, 61). Other persons who figure prominently are: Jane's brother Robert, her sister Anna Maria, Mary Robinson ("Perdita"), the brothers Horatio and James Smith, a Sir Sidney Smith, and John Stockdale (e.g. leaf 24v)

General notes

37 leaves are blank Purchased by Henry Clay Folger in 1923 from Henry Sotheran & Co., Piccadilly, London, cat. no. 77, Lot 815 Original half sheep, marbled boards Also available on microfilm

Extended title: Diary of Jane Porter 1801-1803

Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842 Porter, Anna Maria, 1778-1832 Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854 Kemble, Marie Thérèse, 1774-1838 Caulfield, Henry E. A., -1808 Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800 Smith, Horace, 1779-1849 Smith, James, 1775-1839 Smith, W. Sidney Sir, 1764-1840 Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Hamlet (Legendary character) Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)

author: Porter, Jane, 1776-1850
subject: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842
subject: Porter, Anna Maria, 1778-1832
subject: Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854
subject: Kemble, Marie Thérèse, 1774-1838
subject: Caulfield, Henry E. A., -1808
subject: Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800
subject: Smith, Horace, 1779-1849
subject: Smith, James, 1775-1839
subject: Smith, W. Sidney Sir, (William Sidney), 1764-1840
subject: Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Hamlet (Legendary character)
subject: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)