British Library Catalogue.
Mary Collyer
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Standard Name: Collyer, Mary
Birth Name: Mary Mitchell
Married Name: Mary Collyer
Pseudonym: The Author of the First Volume
Pseudonym: The Author of Felicia to Charlotte
Pseudonym: The Editor of the Death of Abel
Used Form: A Lady
Used Form: the translator of The Virtuous Orphan
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,