About Betsy Sheridan
Lived 1758 – 1837 (aged 78–79). Betsy Sheridan was a British novelist, writer and diarist.
Ann Elizabeth Sheridan Le Fanu (1758– 4 January 1837) was an Anglo-Irish diarist and novelist. She was a daughter of Irish stage actor Thomas Sheridan and the sister of satirist Richard Brinsley Sheridan and playwright Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu. She married Captain Henry Le Fanu in 1791, and their daughter Alicia Le Fanu was also a writer.
Works pseudonym:"the Authoress Of Emeline" – journal entries compiled and edited by relative William LeFanu
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Who was Betsy Sheridan?
Anglo Irish diarist, Sister of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
When was Betsy Sheridan born?
Betsy Sheridan was born in 1758.
When did Betsy Sheridan die?
Betsy Sheridan died in 1837.
What was Betsy Sheridan's occupation?
Betsy Sheridan was a novelist, writer and diarist.
What nationality was Betsy Sheridan?
Betsy Sheridan was British.
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