{"product_id":"9781108065016","title":"Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest known for The Rivals and The School for Scandal, Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) was already a celebrated comic playwright when he entered Parliament in 1780. Turning his wit and talent as a writer to political oratory, he won acclaim for his speeches in the House of Commons. As an independent-minded Whig, he had to reconcile his distrust of monarchical power with his role as friend and confidant to the future George IV. Sheridan's was ultimately a turbulent life, rocked by affairs, heavy drinking and constant debt. This successful and influential two-volume biography, first published in 1825, was written by the poet Thomas Moore (1779–1852), who went on to chart the life of Lord Byron. Volume 2 covers Sheridan's political career, his speeches in Parliament and his final years, closing with reflections on his life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48726955393259,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":113.53,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781108065016-1.jpg?v=1781655382","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781108065016","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}