
Jane Barker (1652-1732) was an English poet and novelist of the early 18th century. The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia (1713) was considered her most successful work. A staunch Jacobite, she followed King James II of England into exile at Saint- Germain-en-Laye in France shortly...

The 18th century poet and beloved novelist Jane Barker has in recent years is starting to be recognized as one of the most important female English authors. With her interesting life of exile for supporting the Jacobite cause in France after the Bloodless Revolution. In exile...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization...
