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1	School for Scandal more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Enduringly popular less for its plots than for its verbal brillianceand wit, The School for Scandal (1777) was the most frequentlyperformed play of its time. Sir Peter Teazle has made the perennialmistake of elderly bachelors in English comedy and married a muchyounger wife in the hope that she will be too innocent to cross him. Infact, Lady ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The rivals more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Both Sheridan and Goldsmith lamented the popularity of sentimentalcomedy in the later eighteenth century and wrote their witty andsatirical plays (though never lascivious in the manner of Restorationcomedies) to counteract the sentimental mode. The Rivals (1775) was aqualified success: the suave young officer who is 'forced' by hisfather to marry ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The School for Scandal and Other Plays more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Michael Cordner (Editor) Richly exploited comic situations, effervescent wit, and intricate plots combine to make Sheridan's work among the best of of all English comedy. The School for Scandal (1777) is his masterpiece, a brilliantly crafted comedy of contrasts in which brothers Joseph and Charles Surface contend for Maria, with hilariously differing intentions and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| SVS
4	The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $26.37! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The rivals ; and, The school for scandal more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Jacqueline Fisher Each book in the "New Longman Literature" series provides the complete, original text and a full range of support materials. The study material includes: the writer on writing - a section by or about the writer, exploring the process of writing; an introduction; guidance on keeping a log; a National Curriculum study programme; and a glossary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.07! \| first editions
6	The dramatic works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan more books like this by Richard Brinsley Brinsley Sheridan see all copies from $5.00! new only from $16.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Critic more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan The Critic was Sheridan's response to a very specific political andtheatrical situation. In the summer of 1779, a Franco-Spanish invasionseemed imminent and patriotic fervour superseded party divisions andpersonal animosities. The Critic satirises the panic of the summer inthe form of the comically misconceived tragedy 'The Spanish Armada'that is ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Plays. more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan This edition of the complete plays of Sheridan, English dramatist, theatre manager, and politician, includes The Rivals and The School for Scandal, as well as six lesser-known works: St. Patrick's Day, The Duenna, A Trip to Scarborough, The Camp, The Critic, and Pizarro. the only one available in paperback B see all copies from $1.99! first editions
9	The School for Scandal and the Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Combined in this volume are two of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's most loved works, "The School for Scandal" and "The Rivals." "The School for Scandal" is Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic comedy that pokes fun at London upper class society in the late 1700s. Often referred to as a "comedy of manners," "The School for Scandal" is one Sheridan's ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $6.99! \| SVS
10	The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan by Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan Contents Include: The School for Scandal - The Rivals - The Critic; Or, a Tragedy Rehearsed - Pizarro - St. Patrick's Day; or, the Scheming Lieutenant - The Duenna - A Trip to Scarborough see all copies from $3.89! new only from $35.78! \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Rivals: A Comedy more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan ...A preface to a play seems generally to be considered as a kind of closet-prologue, in which--if his piece has been successful--the author solicits that indulgence from the reader which he had before experienced from the audience: but as the scope and immediate object of a play is to please a mixed assembly in representation (whose judgment in ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $18.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Sheridan's Comedies: The Rivals and the School for Scandal more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Brander Matthews (Editor) Edited With An Introduction And Notes To Each Play And A Biographical Sketch Of Sheridan By Brander Matthews. see all copies from $19.82! new only from $19.82! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Complete plays more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan see all copies from $8.00!
14	The dramatic works of R. B. Sheridan, Esq. containing, the School for scandal, the Rivals, the Duenna, the Critic. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan see all copies from $10.00! signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Pizarro more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Ata. (Draws his sword.) Now, my brethren, my sons, my friends, I know your valour.-- Should ill success assail us, be despair the last feeling of your hearts.--If successful, let mercy be the first. Alonzo, to you I give to defend the narrow passage of the mountains. On the right of the wood be Rolla's station. For me, strait forwards will I march ... see all copies from $16.83! new only from $16.83! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Duenna more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman. Richard was educated at Harrow School, and was to study law. However, his highly romantic elopement with Elizabeth Linley put paid to such hopes. His first play, The Rivals, produced at Covent Garden in 1775, was a failure on its first night. Sheridan cast a more ... see all copies from $9.69! new only from $9.69! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The School for Scandal and Other Plays: The Rivals/The Duenna/A Trip to Scarborough/The School for Scandal/The Critic more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Michael Cordner (Editor) Richly exploited comic situations, effervescent wit, and intricate plots combine to make Sheridan's work among the best of of all English comedy. The School for Scandal (1777) is his masterpiece, a brilliantly crafted comedy of contrasts in which brothers Joseph and Charles Surface contend for Maria, with hilariously differing intentions and ... see all copies from $6.97! new only from $6.97! \| SVS
18 view cover	The duenna : a comic opera in three acts more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, George Sheringham see all copies from $12.65! new only from $17.56! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The School for Scandal, the Rivals, and the Critic by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Combined in this volume are three of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's most loved works, The School for Scandal and The Rivals and The Critic. "The School for Scandal" is Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic comedy that pokes fun at London upper class society in the late 1700s. Often referred to as a "comedy of manners," "The School for Scandal" is one ... see all copies from $8.29! new only from $8.29! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Rivals, Second Edition (New Mermaids) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Editor-Tiffany Stern see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45!
21 view cover	The Critic or a Tragedy Rehearsed more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan SNEER. Most obligingly communicative indeed; and your confession if published, might certainly serve the cause of true charity, by rescuing the most useful channels of appeal to benevolence from the cant of imposition.--But surely, Mr. Puff, there is no great mystery in your present profession? see all copies from $11.88! new only from $16.09! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Plays of Sheridan more books like this by Richard Brinsley Brinsley Sheridan Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $12.10! new only from $37.52! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan V1: With a Memoir Containing Extracts from the Life (1884) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, James P Browne (Foreword by), Thomas Moore (Foreword by) see all copies from $15.00! new only from $24.17! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Sheridan's Plays, Now Printed as He Wrote Them: And His Mother's Unpublished Comedy, a Journey to Bath (1902) more books like this by Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan, Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan, W Fraser Rae (Editor) With An Introduction By Sheridans Great-Grandson The Marquess Of Dufferin And Ava. see all copies from $4.80! new only from $26.65!
25	The school for scandal : a comedy more books like this by Richard Brinsley Sheridan see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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