Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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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by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
Published 1776
Published 1776
printed for John Wilkie, No. 71, St. Paul's Church-Yard
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by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
Published 1785
Published 1785
printed by P. Cooney, at the Hibernian Printing-Office, Essex-Street
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by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
Published 1776
Published 1776
printed for J. Wilkie in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and T. Evans in the Strand
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by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
Published 1788
Published 1788
Printed for J. Debrett, removed to No. 179, opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly; and T. Becket, Pall-Mall
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by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
Published 1783
Published 1783
printed for J. Wilkie, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and T. Evans, in the Strand