Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Portrait by [[John Hoppner]], {{circa|1788-92}} Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as ''The Rivals'' (1775), ''The Duenna'' (1775), ''The School for Scandal'' (1777) and ''A Trip to Scarborough'' (1777). He served as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. Sheridan died in 1816 and was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are regularly performed around the world. Provided by Wikipedia
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    An Ode To the Genius Of Scandal

    An Ode To the Genius Of Scandal by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1781
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    A Trip To Scarborough A Comedy. As Performed At the Theatre Royal In Drury Lane. Altered From Vanbrugh's Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger. By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

    A Trip To Scarborough A Comedy. As Performed At the Theatre Royal In Drury Lane. Altered From Vanbrugh's Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger. By Richard Brinsley Sheridan by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1781
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    The Camp: a Musical Entertainment, In Two Acts, By Richard Brinsley Sheridan ... Printed From the Acting Copy, With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, By D-G. To Which Are Added, a Description Of the Costume,-Cast Of the Characters, Entrances and Exits,-Relative Positions Of the Performers On the Stage,-And the Whole Of the Stage Business, As Now Performed At the Theatres Royal, London. Embellished With a Fine Engraving, By Mr. Bonner, From a Drawing Taken In the Theatre By Mr. R. Cruikshank

    The Camp: a Musical Entertainment, In Two Acts, By Richard Brinsley Sheridan ... Printed From the Acting Copy, With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, By D-G. To Which Are Added,... by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1829
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    The School For Scandal, a Comedy As It Is Performed At the Theatres-Royal, In London and Dublin

    The School For Scandal, a Comedy As It Is Performed At the Theatres-Royal, In London and Dublin by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1780
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    The Rivals, a Comedy As It Is Acted At the Theatre-Royal In Covent-Garden

    The Rivals, a Comedy As It Is Acted At the Theatre-Royal In Covent-Garden by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1775
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    The Plays & Poems Of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Edited With Introductions, Appendices and Bibliographies By R. Crompton Rhodes ... Volume III

    The Plays & Poems Of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Edited With Introductions, Appendices and Bibliographies By R. Crompton Rhodes ... Volume III by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1928
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    The Governess, a Comic Opera: As It Is Performed At the Theatre-Royal In Crow-Street

    The Governess, a Comic Opera: As It Is Performed At the Theatre-Royal In Crow-Street by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1777
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    The Forty Thieves: a Grand Melo-Dramatic Romance, In Two Acts Printed From the Acting Copy, With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, By D-G. To Which Are Added, a Description Of the Costume,-Cast Of the Characters, Entrances and Exits,-Relative Positions Of the Performers On the Stage,-And the Whole Of the Stage Business. As Performed At the Theatres Royal, London. Embellished With a Fine Engraving, By Mr. Bonner, From a Drawing Taken In the Theatre, By Mr. R. Cruikshank

    The Forty Thieves: a Grand Melo-Dramatic Romance, In Two Acts Printed From the Acting Copy, With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, By D-G. To Which Are Added, a Description Of th... by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1829
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    The Duenna: a Comic Opera In Three Acts. As Performed At the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden: With Universal Applause. By R. B. Sheridan

    The Duenna: a Comic Opera In Three Acts. As Performed At the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden: With Universal Applause. By R. B. Sheridan by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1794
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    The Critic: Or a Tragedy Rehearsed: a Dramatic Piece In Three Acts As It Is Performed At the Theatre Royal In Drury Lane: By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

    The Critic: Or a Tragedy Rehearsed: a Dramatic Piece In Three Acts As It Is Performed At the Theatre Royal In Drury Lane: By Richard Brinsley Sheridan by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1781
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    St Patrick's Day; Or, the Scheming Lieutenant A Comic Opera: As It Is Acted At the Theatre-Royal, Smoke-Alley

    St Patrick's Day; Or, the Scheming Lieutenant A Comic Opera: As It Is Acted At the Theatre-Royal, Smoke-Alley by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1788
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    Pizarro; a Tragedy, In Five Acts As Performed At the Theatre Royal In Drury-Lane: Taken From the German Drama Of Kotzebue; and Adapted To the English Stage By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

    Pizarro; a Tragedy, In Five Acts As Performed At the Theatre Royal In Drury-Lane: Taken From the German Drama Of Kotzebue; and Adapted To the English Stage By Richard Brinsley Sher... by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    Published 1799
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    The School for Scandal

    The School for Scandal by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 2014
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    The Rivals

    The Rivals by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

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    The critic /

    The critic / by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 2014
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    The dramatic works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan;

    The dramatic works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan; by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1973
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    The School for scandal.

    The School for scandal. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1958
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    The letters of Richard Brinsley Sheridan;

    The letters of Richard Brinsley Sheridan; by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1966
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    The plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

    The plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1908
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    The school for scandal /

    The school for scandal / by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

    Published 1917
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