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Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu

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Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu (1753–1817) was an Anglo-Irish writer. She was the daughter of actor Thomas Sheridan and his wife, writer Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan. She was the sister of Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Betsy Sheridan and the aunt of writer Alicia LeFanu (with whom she is sometimes confused).[1]

Among her close literary associates in Dublin, Ireland were Sydney, Lady Morgan and Mary Tighe.[2]

Select bibliography

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  • Lucy Osmond. A Story (1804)
  • The Sons of Erin; Or, Modern Sentiment (1812)

References

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  1. ^ British Women Playwrights - link dead
  2. ^ "Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu | Orlando". orlando.cambridge.org. Retrieved 29 June 2024.