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Best known for The Rivals and The School for Scandal, Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) was already a celebrated comic playwright when he entered Parliament in 1780. Turning his wit and talent as a writer to political oratory, he won acclaim for his speeches in the House of Commons. As an independent-minded Whig, he had to reconcile his distrust of monarchical power with his role as friend and confidant to the future George IV. Sheridan's was ultimately a turbulent life, rocked by affairs, heavy drinking and constant debt. This successful and influential two-volume biography, first published in 1825, was written by the poet Thomas Moore (1779–1852), who went on to chart the life of Lord Byron. Volume 1 covers Sheridan's early life and career as a writer, including extensive extracts from unfinished plays.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Volume 1
• Author: Thomas Moore
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 562
• EAN: 9781108065009
• ISBN: 1108065007
• ID: 02059592
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 710 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. September 2013

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