Author: Linda Kelly
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The first night of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, on 8 May 1777, was one of the great dates in theatrical history. From then on, Sheridan was launched into eighteenth-century society, as much at home in the salons of the Duchess of Devonshire and the Prince of Wales as in the taverns and coffee-houses around Drury Lane. Sheridan's comedies were all written by the time he was twenty-eight. For the next thirty years he was wholly involved in his twin careers as manager of the Drury Lane theatre and Member of Parliament. At a time when politics were dominated by a few aristocratic families, he rose above his poverty to become one of the greatest parliamentary figures of the age. In the theatre, he presided over one of the most brilliant periods in the history of the English stage. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Kelly gives a comprehensive picture of Sheridan's tempestuous career and chaotic private life. For all his faults, his charm was irresistible - 'there has been nothing like it since the days of Orpheus,' wrote Byron. It is charm that illuminates her narrative, bringing Sheridan to life. 'I can imagine no better biography of this talented, dynamic, impossibly unreliable firework of a man.' Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: Linda Kelly
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The first night of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, on 8 May 1777, was one of the great dates in theatrical history. From then on, Sheridan was launched into eighteenth-century society, as much at home in the salons of the Duchess of Devonshire and the Prince of Wales as in the taverns and coffee-houses around Drury Lane. Sheridan's comedies were all written by the time he was twenty-eight. For the next thirty years he was wholly involved in his twin careers as manager of the Drury Lane theatre and Member of Parliament. At a time when politics were dominated by a few aristocratic families, he rose above his poverty to become one of the greatest parliamentary figures of the age. In the theatre, he presided over one of the most brilliant periods in the history of the English stage. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Kelly gives a comprehensive picture of Sheridan's tempestuous career and chaotic private life. For all his faults, his charm was irresistible - 'there has been nothing like it since the days of Orpheus,' wrote Byron. It is charm that illuminates her narrative, bringing Sheridan to life. 'I can imagine no better biography of this talented, dynamic, impossibly unreliable firework of a man.' Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The first night of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, on 8 May 1777, was one of the great dates in theatrical history. From then on, Sheridan was launched into eighteenth-century society, as much at home in the salons of the Duchess of Devonshire and the Prince of Wales as in the taverns and coffee-houses around Drury Lane. Sheridan's comedies were all written by the time he was twenty-eight. For the next thirty years he was wholly involved in his twin careers as manager of the Drury Lane theatre and Member of Parliament. At a time when politics were dominated by a few aristocratic families, he rose above his poverty to become one of the greatest parliamentary figures of the age. In the theatre, he presided over one of the most brilliant periods in the history of the English stage. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Kelly gives a comprehensive picture of Sheridan's tempestuous career and chaotic private life. For all his faults, his charm was irresistible - 'there has been nothing like it since the days of Orpheus,' wrote Byron. It is charm that illuminates her narrative, bringing Sheridan to life. 'I can imagine no better biography of this talented, dynamic, impossibly unreliable firework of a man.' Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph
Memoirs of the life of ... Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: Thomas Moore
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Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Memoir of the public and private life of ... Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with a particular account of his family and connexions
Author: John Watkins
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Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
A Traitor's Kiss
Author: Fintan O'Toole
Publisher: Granta Books (UK)
ISBN: 9781862071186
Category : Dramatists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
A biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the writer of The School for Scandal and The Rivals. The text argues that Sheridan's Irishness was a crucial factor in his drive for English literary and political success.
Publisher: Granta Books (UK)
ISBN: 9781862071186
Category : Dramatists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
A biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the writer of The School for Scandal and The Rivals. The text argues that Sheridan's Irishness was a crucial factor in his drive for English literary and political success.
Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: Thomas Moore
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Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Publisher:
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Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: Thomas Moore
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Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Pages : 570
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Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: Lloyd Charles Sanders
Publisher: London : W. Scott
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Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Publisher: London : W. Scott
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Life and Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: James Morwood
Publisher: Edinburgh : Scottish Academic Press
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Category : Dramatists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher: Edinburgh : Scottish Academic Press
ISBN:
Category : Dramatists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: Lloyd Charles Sanders
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Languages : en
Pages : 177
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: Thomas Moore
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108065007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
Published in 1825, Thomas Moore's two-volume account of the turbulent life of playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108065007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
Published in 1825, Thomas Moore's two-volume account of the turbulent life of playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816).