Author:O'Toole, Fintan. This is a biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the author of "The School for Scandal" and "The Rival". The book shows how Sheridan's Irishness was a crucial factor in his drive for English literary and political success, and brings the two countries to life in an age of war and revolution, when London was becoming the capital of a huge colonial empire.
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