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

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

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


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This two-volume biography, first published in 1825, presents a sympathetic portrait of the tumultuous personal, political and literary life of playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816). Written by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852), the work proved successful and influential. Volume 2 expands on Sheridan's political life.

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

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

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.

Table of Contents

12. Death of Mr Sheridan's father; 13. Illness of the king; 14. French revolution; 15. Death of Mrs Sheridan; 16. Drury Lane theatre; 17. Speech in answer to Lord Mornington; 18. Play of The Stranger; 19. State of parties; 20. Destruction of the theatre of Drury Lane by fire; 21. Affairs of the new theatre.

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NLS9781108065016
9781108065016
1108065015
Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Volume 2 by Thomas Moore
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Cambridge University Press
2013-09-05
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