Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon Richard Brinsley Sheridan Vol. I (of 2 volumes)

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 turbu... >Voir plus