Elizabeth Ann Linley
British musician
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relationship with Sheridan
- In Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Formative years
…Sheridan fell in love with Elizabeth Ann Linley (1754–92), whose fine soprano voice delighted audiences at the concerts and festivals conducted by her father, Thomas. In order to avoid the unpleasant attentions of a Welsh squire, Thomas Mathews of Llandaff, she decided to take refuge in a French nunnery. Sheridan…
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