Sheridan : a biography / by W. Fraser Rae; with an introduction by Sheridan's great-grandson, the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava [Complete in two volumes]

Published by London : Richard Bentley, 1896

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Good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Previous owner's bookplate. Hinges starting in vol. 1. Four pages detached in vol. 2. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles. Contents: Vol.1. Richard Brinsley Sheridan's progenitors -- Life's springtime -- Life at Bath -- Literary schemes -- Love-making and duelling -- From Bath to East Burnham -- Married and unsettled -- On the flood-tide of fortune -- Monarch of Drury Lane -- Drury Lane to St. Stephen's -- In political harness -- Cabinet-making and coalition -- Appendix -- v.2. Theatrical and domestic -- On the treadmill in opposition -- "Fighting for the crown" -- Home joys and sorrows -- Buffeted by fortune -- Theatre and parliament -- Second marriage and after years -- Calamitous years -- Eyes closed "in endless night" -- Characteristics as a dramatist -- Characteristics as an orator -- The verdict of posterity? -- Appendix -- Index. Subjects: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816. Dramatists, English ; Biography. English comedy 18th century. Great Britain History 1789-1820. 1 Kg.…

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Title
Sheridan : a biography / by W. Fraser Rae; with an introduction by Sheridan's great-grandson, the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava [Complete in two volumes]
Author
Rae, W. Fraser (William Fraser) (1835-1905)
Publisher
London : Richard Bentley
Publication year
1896
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st edition.
Item weight
1 kilogram

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