Elizabeth Sheridan

Aileen Douglas (Trinity College Dublin)

Ed. by Anne Markey, Dublin City University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.4: Irish Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Anne Markey (Dublin City University), Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin), Eoghan Smith (Carlow College), Sinéad Sturgeon (Queen's University Belfast)

Dates

Born 1758
Died 1837

Places

Born in Ireland, Republic of (Eire)
Active in Ireland, Republic of (Eire); United Kingdom

Activities

Primary

Novelist

Other

Letter-writer/ Diarist

Resources

Sheridan's Works

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Elizabeth Sheridan, novelist and diarist, was born in 1758 in Henrietta Street near Convent Garden in London. Her parents were both distinguished literary figures. Frances Sheridan (1724-1766) was a successful novelist and playwright, while Thomas Sheridan (1719?-1788) was an actor and theatrical manager, as well as educationalist. Elizabeth Sheridan was the youngest of four siblings, all of whom would, as adults, achieve varying degrees of literary reputation: Charles Sheridan (1750-1806) as a historian and political pamphleteer; Alicia Sheridan (1753-1816) as a poet and playwright; and, most famously, Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) as a dramatist.

In London, the family moved in literary circles and associated with prominent writers such as Samuel Johnson and Samuel Richardson, but

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Citation: Douglas, Aileen. "Elizabeth Sheridan". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 16 July 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13266, accessed 21 November 2024.]