Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816) playwright and orator, was born in Dublin. His masterpiece, The School for Scandal, was produced in 1777; equally brilliant in dialogue and in invention, it was an immediate and lasting success. Sheridan turned to politics in 1780 and sat in Parliament for thirty-two years. He was a friend of Burke and Fox, but despite his brilliance as an orator, which held the house enthralled, he secured only minor appointments in government.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816) playwright and orator, was born in Dublin. His masterpiece, The School for Scandal, was produced in 1777; equally brilliant in dialogue and in invention, it was an immediate and lasting success. Sheridan turned to politics in 1780 and sat in Parliament for thirty-two years. He was a friend of Burke and Fox, but despite his brilliance as an orator, which held the house enthralled, he secured only minor appointments in government.
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Good. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Undated ex-library copy, date stamped on library pocket goes back to 1929, no dust jacket, minimal library markings from the Dayton Public Library, text tight clean unmarked, age toning light, "Great Writers" edited by Professor Eric S. Robertson, M.A., edge wear on boards.
