Delphi Complete Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Illustrated)

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

A giant of eighteenth century theatre, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an Irish satirist, playwright and poet. His celebrated plays ‘The Rivals’ and ‘The School for Scandal’ exerted a major influence on the development of English drama and continue to be performed worldwide today. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Sheridan’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sheridan’s life and works * Concise introductions to the plays * All 9 dramatic works, with individual contents tables * Features rare plays appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including PIZARRO * Images of how the works were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Also features R. Crompton Rhodes edition of Sheridan’s poetry, first time in digital print * Easily locate the rare poems you want to read * Includes Sheridan’s speeches and letters - spend hours exploring the author’s non-fiction * Features two biographies, including Moore’s seminal study - explore Sheridan’s literary and personal life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles The Dramatic Works THE RIVALS ST. PATRICK’S DAY THE DUENNA A TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL THE CAMP THE CRITIC THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE PIZARRO The Poetry THE POEMS OF RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN The Non-Fiction THE LEGISLATIVE INDEPENDENCE OF IRELAND VINDICATED A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE TWO BILLS, FOR THE BETTER GOVERNMENT OF THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN INDIA THE SPEECHES AND LETTERS The Biographies MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN by Thomas Moore RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN by William Fraser Rae Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Genres: Plays

2038 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 30, 2017

About the author

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was an Irish-born playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford (1780–1806), Westminster (1806–1807) and Ilchester (1807–1812). Such was the esteem he was held in by his contemporaries when he died that he was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal and A Trip to Scarborough.

Reviews

[Classic reverie · Rating 5 out of 5]

As what is stated below it was hard to decipher some small errors being credited to Sheridan's short comings or actual error. Very readable and as I read I will highlight and make notes here but my actual reviews will be listed under title. Very navigational which is quite a pleasure especially after reading a ebook without.


"As I have endeavoured to reproduce the works of Sheridan as he wrote them, I may be told that he was a bad hand at punctuating and very bad at spelling. . . . But Sheridan’s shortcomings as a speller have been exaggerated.” Lest “Sheridan’s shortcomings” either in spelling or in punctuation should obscure the text, I have, in this edition, inserted in brackets some explanatory suggestions."