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Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Volume 2

Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Volume 2

Moore, Thomas

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Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies

Biographies GeneralLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 1108065015
ISBN13: 9781108065016
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Sep 5 2013
Pages: 502
Weight: 1.39
Height: 1.12 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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 2 covers Sheridan's political career, his speeches in Parliament and his final years, closing with reflections on his life.

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