Crop your artwork:
Scan your QR code:
Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting
Etcher Thomas Rowlandson British After George Murgatroyd Woodward British Publisher Thomas Tegg British
Not on view
One of five plates after Woodward. Images inspired by the novelist Jane Collier's (1714-1755) "An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting" (1753), a satirical advice book giving advice on how to nag, including methods to tease and mortify. Modelled on Jonathan Swift's satirical essays.
Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Open Access
As part of the Met's Open Access policy , you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.
Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API .
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/811893 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/811893 Link copied to clipboard
- Animal Crossing
- Download image
- Enlarge image
Artwork Details
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting
Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Artist: After George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765–1809 London)
Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
Date: February 8, 1808
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Plate: 6 5/8 × 10 5/16 in. (16.9 × 26.2 cm) Sheet (trimmed): 6 15/16 × 10 9/16 in. (17.6 × 26.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.533.1923
Learn more about this artwork
Related artworks.
- All Related Artworks
- By Thomas Rowlandson
- By Thomas Tegg
- By George Murgatroyd Woodward
- Drawings and Prints
- From Europe
- From United Kingdom
- From A.D. 1800–1900
Going to Ivy Bridge
The Sailor's Return from Active Service
Manager & Spouter
Departure of Blanchard and Jeffries' Balloon from Dover, January 7, 1785
How Etchings are Made
Resources for research.
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form . The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
Drawings and Prints at The Met
Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain
Browse the catalog, listen/download ( help ), production details.
Internet Archive Page
Online text
Wikipedia - Jane Collier
Wikipedia - An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting
M4B Audiobook (89.4MB)
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting
Jane Collier (1714 - 1755)
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting was a conduct book written by Jane Collier and published in 1753. The Essay was Collier's first work, and operates as a satirical advice book on how to nag. It was modelled after Jonathan Swift's satirical essays, and is intended to "teach" a reader the various methods for "teasing and mortifying" one's acquaintances. It is divided into two sections that are organised for "advice" to specific groups, and it is followed by "General Rules" for all people to follow. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Satire, Essays & Short Works
Language: English
- Literature & Fiction
- History & Criticism
Buy new: $28.95 $28.95 FREE delivery: April 16 - 17 Ships from: textbooks_source Sold by: textbooks_source
Buy used: $21.29.
Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required .
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
Image Unavailable
- To view this video download Flash Player
Follow the author
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (Broadview Literary Texts) Paperback – August 12, 2003
Purchase options and add-ons.
Perhaps the first extended non-fiction prose satire written by an English woman, Jane Collier’s An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1753) is a wickedly satirical send-up of eighteenth-century advice manuals and educational tracts. It takes the form of a mock advice manual in which the speaker instructs her readers in the arts of tormenting, offering advice on how to torment servants, humble companions and spouses, and on how to bring one’s children up to be a torment to others. The work’s satirical style, which focuses on the different kinds of power that individuals exercise over one another, follows in the footsteps of Jonathan Swift and paves the way for Jane Austen.
This Broadview edition uses the first edition, the only edition published during the author’s lifetime. The appendices include excerpts from texts that influenced the essay (by Sarah Fielding, Jonathan Swift, Francis Coventry); excerpts from later texts that were influenced by it (by Maria Edgeworth, Frances Burney, Jane Austen); and relevant writings on education and conduct (by John Locke, George Savile, Dr. John Gregory).
- Print length 218 pages
- Language English
- Publisher Broadview Press
- Publication date August 12, 2003
- Dimensions 5.5 x 0.44 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-10 1551110962
- ISBN-13 978-1551110967
- See all details
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Editorial Reviews
From the back cover, about the author.
Audrey Bilger is an Associate Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA. She is the author of Laughing Feminism: Subversive Comedy in Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, and Jane Austen .
Product details
- Publisher : Broadview Press; Critical ed. edition (August 12, 2003)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 218 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1551110962
- ISBN-13 : 978-1551110967
- Item Weight : 8.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.44 x 8.5 inches
- #23,337 in Fiction Satire
- #48,895 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction
- #148,525 in Literary Fiction (Books)
About the author
Jane collier.
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
Customer reviews
Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
Reviews with images
- Sort reviews by Top reviews Most recent Top reviews
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. please try again later..
An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting
By jane collier.
- 0 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
My Reading Lists:
Use this Work
Create a new list
My book notes.
My private notes about this edition:
Download Options
Buy this book
This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one ?
Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
Add another edition?
Book Details
Edition notes.
by J. Collier
Community Reviews (0)
- Created October 27, 2008
- 7 revisions
Wikipedia citation
Copy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help ?
IMAGES
VIDEO
COMMENTS
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting was a conduct book written by Jane Collier and published in 1753. The Essay was Collier's first work, and operates as a satirical advice book on how to nag. It was modelled after Jonathan Swift's satirical essays, and is intended to "teach" a reader the various methods for "teasing and mortifying ...
An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting [by J. Collier]. Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Share to Tumblr. Share to Pinterest. Share via email. EMBED. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org ...
Title: An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting with Proper Rules for the Exercising of that Amusing Study. Author: Jane Collier (British, Steeple Langford 1714-1755 London) Artist and engraver: James Gillray (British, London 1756-1815 London) Publisher: First published by Andrew Millar (London) Publisher: William Miller (British, 1769 ...
An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting is the first English book on the craft of nagging. A bitingly funny social satire, it is also an advice book, a handbook of anti-etiquette, and a comedy of manners. Collier describes methods for 'teasing and mortifying' one's intimates and acquaintances in a variety of social situations by taking ...
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting: With Proper Rules for the Exercise of that Pleasant Art ... Jane Collier. A. Millar, 1753 - Conduct of life - 234 pages. 0 Reviews. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified .
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting is the first English book on the craft of nagging. A bitingly funny social satire, it is also an advice book, a handbook of anti-etiquette, and a comedy of manners. Collier describes methods for 'teasing and mortifying' one's intimates and acquaintances in a variety of social situations by taking ...
12 books1 follower. Follow. Jane Collier (1714 - March 1755) [1] was an English novelist most famous for her book An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1753). She also collaborated with Sarah Fielding on her only other surviving work The Cry (1754). During her life, she was able to meet and work with many famous writers of her day.
An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting [by J. Collier]. Author: Jane Collier ...
Wickedly funny and bitingly satirical, The Art is a comedy of manners that gives insights into eighteenth-century behavior as well as the timeless art of emotional abuse. It is also an advice book, a handbook of anti-etiquette, and a comedy of manners. Collier describes methods for "teasing and mortifying" one's intimates and acquaintances in a variety of social situations.
An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting [electronic resource] ; with proper rules for the exercise of that pleasant art .. Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Share to Tumblr. Share to Pinterest ...
xlv, 111 pages ; 20 cm
6.14 x 0.51 x 9.21 inches. ISBN-10. 1015526306. ISBN-13. 978-1015526303. See all details. "Layla" by Colleen Hoover for $7.19. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a novel that explores life after tragedy and the enduring spirit of love. | Learn more.
The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) wrote the satirical household manual Directions to Servants in 1745 (RHT 18th-581) and eight years later, Jane Collier (1715?-1755) followed with An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (Ex 3684.585.333). Her anti-etiquette handbook provided advice on how to nag and was quickly ...
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting is the first English book on the craft of nagging. A bitingly funny social satire, it is also an advice book, a handbook of anti-etiquette, and a comedy of manners. The Art provides a fascinating glimpse into eighteenth-century daily life, the treatment of servants and dependants and the bringing up ...
Perhaps the first extended non-fiction prose satire written by an English woman, Jane Collier's An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1753) is a wickedly satirical send-up of eighteenth-century advice manuals and educational tracts. It takes the form of a mock advice manual in which the speaker instructs her readers in the arts of tormenting, offering advice on how to torment ...
One of five plates after Woodward. Images inspired by the novelist Jane Collier's (1714-1755) "An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting" (1753), a satirical advice book giving advice on how to nag, including methods to tease and mortify. Modelled on Jonathan Swift's satirical essays.
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting was a conduct book written by Jane Collier and published in 1753. The Essay was Collier's first work, and operates as a satirical advice book on how to nag. It was modelled after Jonathan Swift's satirical essays, and is intended to "teach" a reader the various methods for "teasing and mortifying ...
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting. An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting was a conduct book written by Jane Collier and published in 1753. The Essay was Collier's first work, and operates as a satirical advice book on how to nag. It was modelled after Jonathan Swift's satirical essays, and is intended to "teach" a reader the ...
Perhaps the first extended non-fiction prose satire written by an English woman, Jane Collier's An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1753) is a wickedly satirical send-up of eighteenth-century advice manuals and educational tracts. It takes the form of a mock advice manual in which the speaker instructs her readers in the arts of tormenting, offering advice on how to torment ...
Perhaps the first extended non-fiction prose satire written by an English woman, Jane Collier's An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1753) is a wickedly satirical send-up of eighteenth-century advice manuals and educational tracts. It takes the form of a mock advice manual in which the speaker instructs her readers in the arts of tormenting, offering advice on how to torment ...
An edition of An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting (1804) An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting by Jane Collier. 0 Ratings 0 Want to read; 0 Currently reading; 0 Have read; Share.