Elizabeth Lynn (Eliza Lynn) (Elizabeth) Linton (1822–98)

Author and journalist. Née Lynn; published as E. Lynn Linton following her marriage to radical republican William James Linton in 1858. Joined the staff of the Morning Chronicle in 1848; foreign correspondent, Paris, 1851–4. Wrote historical novels and social commentary. Originally a supporter of women’s rights, she became a vocal critic. A self-proclaimed agnostic and critic of the Church of England.