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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mrs Frances Sheridan: Mother of the Late Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mrs Frances Sheridan: Mother of the Late Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Lefanu, Alicia

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Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies

Literary CriticismGeneral World HistoryPlays

ISBN10: 1108064957
ISBN13: 9781108064958
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Aug 22 2013
Pages: 454
Weight: 1.26
Height: 1.01 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Frances Sheridan (1724-66) won acclaim in her day as both a playwright and novelist. Her most famous work, the sentimental novel Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (1761), found favour with Samuel Johnson, while her comedy The Discovery (1763) was staged by David Garrick at Drury Lane. Her fame was later eclipsed by that of her son, the playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816). Written by Alicia Lefanu (1791-c.1844), her granddaughter, this 1824 publication reaffirms the significance of Frances Sheridan's own work as a writer. Recounting her successes and incorporating her own recollections, the book reveals a woman admired both for her literary output and for her character. This work also includes reflections on the life of her son, whose early writing was influenced by that of his mother. Thomas Moore's two-volume biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan has also been reissued in this series.

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