Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mrs Frances Sheridan : Mother of the Late Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan Paperback / softback
by Alicia Lefanu
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies series
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Frances Sheridan (1724–66) won acclaim in her day as both a playwright and novelist.
Her most famous work, the sentimental novel Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (1761), found favour with Samuel Johnson, while her comedy The Discovery (1763) was staged by David Garrick at Drury Lane.
Her fame was later eclipsed by that of her son, the playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816).
Written by Alicia Lefanu (1791–c.1844), her granddaughter, this 1824 publication reaffirms the significance of Frances Sheridan's own work as a writer.
Recounting her successes and incorporating her own recollections, the book reveals a woman admired both for her literary output and for her character.
This work also includes reflections on the life of her son, whose early writing was influenced by that of his mother.
Thomas Moore's two-volume biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan has also been reissued in this series.
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- Pages:454 pages, 1 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/08/2013
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- ISBN:9781108064958
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:454 pages, 1 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/08/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108064958
