Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Volume 2

Published in 1825, Thomas Moore's two-volume account of the turbulent life of playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816).

Thomas Moore (Author)

9781108065016, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 5 September 2013

502 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.63 kg

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 turbulent life, rocked by affairs, heavy drinking and constant debt. This successful and influential two-volume biography, first published in 1825, was written by the poet Thomas Moore (1779–1852), who went on to chart the life of Lord Byron. Volume 2 covers Sheridan's political career, his speeches in Parliament and his final years, closing with reflections on his life.

12. Death of Mr Sheridan's father
13. Illness of the king
14. French revolution
15. Death of Mrs Sheridan
16. Drury Lane theatre
17. Speech in answer to Lord Mornington
18. Play of The Stranger
19. State of parties
20. Destruction of the theatre of Drury Lane by fire
21. Affairs of the new theatre.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]