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Miss Tylney Long

Heiress courted by George IV, symbol of social ambition.

minor

Also known as Miss Tylney

First appearance: king george the fourth

Miss Tylney Long shows up with force in Poor Romeo!. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The haughty young woman who cruelly drives Coates to public humiliation after a garden-party mishap; later dies in poverty.
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