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Jane Collier
1: When was Jane Collier christened?
Jan 1716
Jan 1714
Jan 1715
2: Where was she christened?
Langton Magma, Hampshire
Langford Magna, Wiltshire
Shepton Mallet, Somerset
3: Where did she grow up?
Winchester
Bath
Sailsbury
4: What did her philosopher father publish?
Clavis Universalis (1713)
Cladis Humblis (1724)
5: What year was David Simple published?
1746
1748
1744
6: When did she make the first entry in her commonplace book?
June 1748
July 1748
May 1748
7: What item in the book suggests a lost lover?
Sonnet on death
Tragic essay on the perils of spinsterhood
6-line poem lamenting the death of 'Damon'
8: What was the subject of a letter written to Richardson in Oct 1748?
Corporal punishment in 'The Governess'
The death of her brother
Fire scene in Clarissa
9: What editorial input did she have on 'The Governess'
Assisted with story outline
Read and corrected proofs
Wrote a chapter
10: What did Jane send to Richardson in the summer of 1749?
A lock of her own hair
A draft of her 'Essay' for him to read
Commentaries on 'Clarissa'
11: What year did she move in with Sarah Fielding?
1751
1748
1750
12: What year was Volume the Last published?
1752
1751
1753
13: What was Collier's role?
Encouraged Fielding to write sequel
Liaised with publishers on Collier's behalf?
Probably wrote preface
14: What precise date is 'An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting' published?
18th March 1753
18th March 1754
18th March 1752
15: What published it?
Thomas Cadell
Dodesley
Samuel Richardson for A. Miller
16: To whom was the Essay attributed?
No one, it was published anonymously
Miss Collyer
A Lady
17: When was The Cry published?
April 1754
May 1754
Mar 1754
18: When is Collier buried?
Mar 1754 (3 weeks after The Cry is published)
Mar 1754 (3 days after The Cry is published)
19: Who transcribes her commonplace book?
Margaret Collier
Samuel Richardson
Sarah Fielding
20: What appears in 1757?
A poem lamenting Collier's death
A mezzotint of Collier
A revised edition of Collier's Essay with reference to The Cry
21: To whom is the 1804 edition attributed?
Anon.
Miss Jenny Collyer
Sarah Fielding
The Invisible Girl
22: What did Richardson write to Sarah Fielding after Collier's death?
"Don't you miss our dear Miss Jenny Collier more and more?-I do
I'm glad she's dead.