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Richard Brinsley Sheridan - A Life (Paperback, Main)
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan - A Life (Paperback, Main)
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The first night of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for
Scandal, on 8 May 1777, was one of the great dates in theatrical
history. From then on, Sheridan was launched into
eighteenth-century society, as much at home in the salons of the
Duchess of Devonshire and the Prince of Wales as in the taverns and
coffee-houses around Drury Lane. Sheridan's comedies were all
written by the time he was twenty-eight. For the next thirty years
he was wholly involved in his twin careers as manager of the Drury
Lane theatre and Member of Parliament. At a time when politics were
dominated by a few aristocratic families, he rose above his poverty
to become one of the greatest parliamentary figures of the age. In
the theatre, he presided over one of the most brilliant periods in
the history of the English stage. Drawing on a wide variety of
sources, Kelly gives a comprehensive picture of Sheridan's
tempestuous career and chaotic private life. For all his faults,
his charm was irresistible - 'there has been nothing like it since
the days of Orpheus,' wrote Byron. It is charm that illuminates her
narrative, bringing Sheridan to life. 'I can imagine no better
biography of this talented, dynamic, impossibly unreliable firework
of a man.' Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph
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