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Jane Dalton
Jane Dalton (1742 – 10 December 1817) was an English collector of botanical books and a translator. Early life Her father was Richard Dalton. At some point before 1766, she became the ward of her first cousin Daniel Malthus, father of Thomas Robert Malthus, and lived with that household at The Rookery, Westcott, Surrey, Westcott, until 1768, participating in its learned discussions. In 1773 she was described in a poem by Richard Graves in the character of "Delia": Translation work In 1788, she lived in Paris, corresponding with Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, who was director of the Jardin des plantes, Paris Botanical Gardens. She translated Bernadin de Saint-Pierre’s novel ''Paul et Virginie'' into English, publishing it as ''Paul and Mary: An Indian Story'' in 1789, anonymously and for no fee''.'' She has also been proposed as the translator of ''An Essay on Landscape'', a translation of ''La composition des paysages'' by Rousseau's pupil René de Girardin. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * Jane (1915 film), ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * Jane (2016 film), ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama film starring Lee Min-ji * Jane (2017 film), ''Jane'' (2017 film), an American documentary film about Jane Goodall * Jane (2022 film), ''Jane'' (2022 film), an American psychological thriller directed by Sabrina Jaglom * Jane (TV series), an 1980s British television series Music *Jane (album), ''Jane'' (album), an album by Jane McDonald * Jane (American band) * Jane (German band) * Jane, unaccompanied and original singer of "It's a Fine Day" in 1983 Songs * Jane (Barenaked Ladies song), "Jane" (Barenaked Ladies song), 1994 * "Jane", a song by Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album ''The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner'' * Jane (Century song), "Jane" (Century song) * "Jane", a song by Elf Power * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
