Mary Collyer
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Felicia to Charlotte, 1744, perfectly caught the current taste, and made her a great success. She also wrote what is probably the earliest book of stories for children. Since all her publications were anonymous, they used often to be attributed to her husband.
wrote, it seems, at least two novels (her canon is still under debate), and translated and adapted the work of others as a matter of business. The sentimental tone of her original work, - BirthName: Mary Mitchell
- Married: Collyer
- Pseudonyms: The Author of the First Volume; The Author of Felicia to Charlotte; Mary Homebred; The Editor of the Death of Abel