Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Portrait by [[John Hoppner]], {{circa|1788-92}} Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as ''The Rivals'' (1775), ''The Duenna'' (1775), ''The School for Scandal'' (1777) and ''A Trip to Scarborough'' (1777). He served as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. Sheridan died in 1816 and was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are regularly performed around the world. Provided by Wikipedia
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    School for scandal.

    School for scandal. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

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    The critic.

    The critic. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1982
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    The school for scandal.

    The school for scandal. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

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    The rivals / Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

    The rivals / Richard Brinsley Sheridan. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

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    The school for scandal / Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

    The school for scandal / Richard Brinsley Sheridan. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

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    The school for scandal / Richard Brinsley Sheridan ; edited by John Loftis.

    The school for scandal / Richard Brinsley Sheridan ; edited by John Loftis. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1986
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    The school for scandal / Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

    The school for scandal / Richard Brinsley Sheridan. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1965
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    The dramatic works of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan / With a memoir of his life, by G. G. S.

    The dramatic works of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan / With a memoir of his life, by G. G. S. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1873
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    The rivals / Sheridan ; edited with introduction and notes by C.J.L. Price.

    The rivals / Sheridan ; edited with introduction and notes by C.J.L. Price. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 2002
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    Six plays / Edited, with an introd., by Louis Kronenberger.

    Six plays / Edited, with an introd., by Louis Kronenberger. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1957
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    The rivals : and The school for scandal / by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; ed., with introduction and notes, by Will David Howe.

    The rivals : and The school for scandal / by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; ed., with introduction and notes, by Will David Howe. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1907
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    The critic.

    The critic. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1982
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    Three English comedies / edited, with an introd. and notes by John Bettenbender.

    Three English comedies / edited, with an introd. and notes by John Bettenbender.

    Published 1966
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    Four great comedies of the Restoration and eighteenth century : Wycherley, Congreve, Goldsmith, Sheridan / with an introduction by Brooks Atkinson.

    Four great comedies of the Restoration and eighteenth century : Wycherley, Congreve, Goldsmith, Sheridan / with an introduction by Brooks Atkinson.

    Published 1958
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    The school for scandal / by Richard Brinsley Sheridan ; a production of WNET/13, New York, in association with KTCA, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota ; adapted for television by Michael Bawtree ; produced by David Griffiths ; directed by Michael Langham and Nick Havinga.

    The school for scandal / by Richard Brinsley Sheridan ; a production of WNET/13, New York, in association with KTCA, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota ; adapted for television by Michael Bawtree ; produced by David Griffiths ; directed by Michael Langham and Nick Havinga.

    Published 2000
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    Restoration and eighteenth-century comedy. : Authoritative texts of The country wife, The man of mode, The way of the world, The conscious lovers, The school for scandal; backgrounds, criticism.

    Restoration and eighteenth-century comedy. : Authoritative texts of The country wife, The man of mode, The way of the world, The conscious lovers, The school for scandal; backgrounds, criticism. by McMillin, Scott

    Published 1973
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    Four English comedies of the 17th and 18th centuries / edited by J.M. Morrell.

    Four English comedies of the 17th and 18th centuries / edited by J.M. Morrell.

    Published 1985
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    Twelve famous plays of the restoration and eighteenth century / introduction by Professor Cecil A. Moore.

    Twelve famous plays of the restoration and eighteenth century / introduction by Professor Cecil A. Moore.

    Published 1933
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    Little theater classics / adapted and edited by Samuel A. Eliot ; illustrated from photographs.

    Little theater classics / adapted and edited by Samuel A. Eliot ; illustrated from photographs.

    Published 1918
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    Modern English drama / Dryden, Sheridan, Goldsmith, Shelley, Browning, Byron : with introductions.

    Modern English drama / Dryden, Sheridan, Goldsmith, Shelley, Browning, Byron : with introductions.

    Published 1909
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