The School for Scandal (New Mermaids) - Softcover

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713632682 ISBN 13: 9780713632682

Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 1990

Synopsis

Part of a series presenting modern-spelling editions of important English plays, this revised edition includes a biography of Sheridan, a critical introduction to the play, discussion of dates, sources and a backlist. The editor constructed the text so that the play can be acted and also read.

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Review:

"The quintessential creation about people blabbering about people. Here is sham, snobbery and betrayal in full regalia. Yet it is suffused with true elegance. Even sentiment peers through. Language glitters and characters effervesce.”—"The New York Times"

"The quintessential creation about people blabbering about people. Here is sham, snobbery and betrayal in full regalia. Yet it is suffused with true elegance. Even sentiment peers through. Language glitters and characters effervesce."--"The New York Times"

The quintessential creation about people blabbering about people. Here is sham, snobbery and betrayal in full regalia. Yet it is suffused with true elegance. Even sentiment peers through. Language glitters and characters effervesce. The New York Times"

"The quintessential creation about people blabbering about people. Here is sham, snobbery and betrayal in full regalia. Yet it is suffused with true elegance. Even sentiment peers through. Language glitters and characters effervesce." --The New York Times

About the Author:

Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman. He tried his talent in different genres of literature. In his plays he satirized the prevailing customs in a hilarious manner. He became a leading figure f his party.

About this edition

• Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0713632682
• ISBN 13: 9780713632682
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Bateson F. W.