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Jane Collier

    Jane Collier was an 18th-century English novelist whose work is characterized by its satirical wit and classical learning. She collaborated with Sarah Fielding on the novel "The Cry" and is most celebrated for "An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting." Her writing explored alternative models for relationships and society. Her intelligence and writing prowess garnered admiration from contemporaries like Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding. Collier sought independence through her literary endeavors, leaving a mark as a significant female voice of her era.

    An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting