Jane Porter (later Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke) is a fictional character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly film. Jane, an American from Baltimore, Maryland, is the daughter of professor Archimedes Q. Porter. She becomes the love interest and later the wife of Tarzan, and subsequently the mother of their son Korak. She develops over the course of the series from a conventional damsel in distress, who must be rescued from various perils, to an educated, competent and capable adventuress in her own right, fully capable of defending herself and surviving on her own in the jungles of Africa. In the novels Jane first appeared in the initial Tarzan novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912) then later reappeared in: The Return of Tarzan (1913) The Beasts of Tarzan (1914) The Son of Tarzan (1914) Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916) Tarzan the Untamed (1920) Tarzan the Terrible (1921) Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1923) Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924) Tarzan's Quest (1936) Tarzan the Magnificent (1939) Jane also appeared in a minor role in the non-Tarzan novel The Eternal Lover (1925), the events of which take place chronologically between The Return of Tarzan and The Beasts of Tarzan.

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Notable quotes

“A cheerful temper spreads like the dawn, and all vapors disperse before it. Even the tear dries on the cheek, and the sigh sinks away half-breathed when the eye of benignity beams upon the unhappy.”
— "Content"
“How different is...the ready hand, tearful eye, and soothing voice, from the ostentatious appearance which is called pity!”
— "Compassion"
“Life is a warfare; and he who easily desponds deserts a double duty—he betrays the noblest property of man, which is dauntless resolution; and he rejects the providence of that All-Gracious Being who guides and rules the universe.”
— "Despondence"
“The flatterer easily insinuates himself into the closet, while honest merit stands shivering in the hall or antechamber .”
— "Vanity and Flattery"
“There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.”
— "Courtesy"
“Where there is any good disposition, confidence begets faithfulness; but distrust, if it do not produce treachery, never fails to destroy every inclination to evince fidelity. Most people disdain to clear themselves from the accusations of mere suspicion.”
— "Suspicion"

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Jane Porter (later Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke) is a fictional character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly film. Jane, an American from Baltimore, Maryland, is the daughter of professor Archimedes Q. Porter. She becomes the love interest and later the wife of Tarzan, and subsequently the mother of their son Korak. She develops over the course of the series from a conventional damsel in distress, who must be rescued from various perils, to an educated, competent and capable adventuress in her own right, fully capable of defending herself and surviving on her own in the jungles of Africa.

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Jane Porter (later Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke) is a fictional character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly film. Jane, an American from Baltimore, Maryland, is the daughter of professor Archimedes Q. Porter. She becomes the love interest and later the wife of Tarzan, and subsequently the mother of their son Korak. She develops over the course of the series from a conventional damsel in distress, who must be rescued from various perils, to an educated, competent and capable adventuress in her own right, fully capable of defending herself and surviving on her own in the jungles of Africa. In the novels Jane first appeared in the initial Tarzan novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912) then later reappeared in: The Return of Tarzan (1913) The Beasts of Tarzan (1914) The Son of Tarzan (1914) Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916) Tarzan the Untamed (1920) Tarzan the Terrible (1921) Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1923) Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924) Tarzan's Quest (1936) Tarzan the Magnificent (1939) Jane also appeared in a minor role in the non-Tarzan novel The Eternal Lover (1925), the events of which take place chronologically between The Return of Tarzan and The Beasts of Tarzan.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“A cheerful temper spreads like the dawn, and all vapors disperse before it. Even the tear dries on the cheek, and the sigh sinks away half-breathed when the eye of benignity beams upon the unhappy.”
— "Content"
“How different is...the ready hand, tearful eye, and soothing voice, from the ostentatious appearance which is called pity!”
— "Compassion"
“Life is a warfare; and he who easily desponds deserts a double duty—he betrays the noblest property of man, which is dauntless resolution; and he rejects the providence of that All-Gracious Being who guides and rules the universe.”
— "Despondence"
“The flatterer easily insinuates himself into the closet, while honest merit stands shivering in the hall or antechamber .”
— "Vanity and Flattery"
“There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.”
— "Courtesy"
“Where there is any good disposition, confidence begets faithfulness; but distrust, if it do not produce treachery, never fails to destroy every inclination to evince fidelity. Most people disdain to clear themselves from the accusations of mere suspicion.”
— "Suspicion"