Sheridan - The Track of a Comet

First published in 1972, Sheridan is primarily a rounded, colourful portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, his triumphs and failures, his ferocious duels and sudden romances, and his rise to oratorical fame in the arena of politics.

List of contents

Acknowledgements 1. The Setting and the Forebears 2. The Smock Alley Disaster 3. Getting on with a Bustling Life: Childhood and Schooldays 4. To Bath – a Province of Pleasure 5. The Elopement 6. The Duel (Second Act) 7. Lovers’ Meetings 8. Annus Mirabilis 9. Golden Campaigns 10. The World of Whigs 11. The friend of Liberty and Members of Brooks’s 12. Parliament and theatre – a Double Bill 13. Fair Fame Inspires 14. The Fatal Connection 15. Fighting the Shadows 16. Courtship and Contrivance 17. Friends and Enemies 18. ‘Young Tom’ 19. Fire! Select Bibliography Background Material Index

About the author

Madeleine Bingham

Summary

First published in 1972, Sheridan is primarily a rounded, colourful portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, his triumphs and failures, his ferocious duels and sudden romances, and his rise to oratorical fame in the arena of politics.

Product details

• Authors: Madeleine Bingham, Bingham Madeleine
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781032568409
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256840-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Biography: writers, Biography: historical, political and military