,
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s Followers (63)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Richard Brinsley Sheridan


Born
in Dublin, Ireland
October 30, 1751

Died
July 07, 1816

Genre


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.

...more

Average rating: 3.64 · 11,462 ratings · 463 reviews · 477 distinct worksSimilar authors
The School for Scandal

3.61 avg rating — 7,751 ratings — published 1777 — 516 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Rivals

3.65 avg rating — 2,523 ratings — published 1775 — 319 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The School for Scandal and ...

by
3.65 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 1779 — 16 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Critic

3.50 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1779 — 154 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The School for Scandal and ...

by
3.80 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2004 — 21 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
St. Patrick's Day; Or, the ...

3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1775 — 49 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The School for Scandal And ...

3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1777 — 85 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Duenna

3.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1775 — 59 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Pizarro, a Tragedy in Five ...

3.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1799 — 125 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Trip To Scarborough

3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1777 — 10 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Richard Brinsley Sheridan…
Quotes by Richard Brinsley Sheridan  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“Never say more than is necessary.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

“Tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal

“The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Book Nook Cafe: Tea & Sympathy ~ June 2012 42 53 Jun 12, 2012 10:41AM  
The Next Best Boo...: This topic has been closed to new comments. The Title Game 20235 14519 May 30, 2013 12:53PM  
Let's Talk Love S...: * Request A Partner! 38 130 Jun 16, 2015 02:53AM  
All About Books: Leslie's Reading the Rainbow in 2015 274 163 Dec 12, 2015 06:18PM  
Pick-a-Shelf: 2015-12 - Plays - what will you read? 36 50 Jan 10, 2016 12:23PM  
Catching up on Cl...: Niles' Awesome Old and New Back to School Extravaganza 13 59 Mar 22, 2016 05:20AM  
All About Books: Winter 2016 Seasonal Theme - Irish Drama 83 49 Mar 30, 2016 08:56PM  
Catching up on Cl...: * Classic Bingo 2016 444 1315 Dec 31, 2016 04:16PM  
21st Century Lite...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Holidays 604 352 Jan 10, 2017 10:30PM  
The Reading For P...: This topic has been closed to new comments. * A Bookish 'n Booktastic Diary for 2016 1432 287 Jan 16, 2017 01:20PM