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Local Description2 volumes. Frontis (portrait), illustrations, fold-out family tree. Fine half morocco binding. Gilt library crest to front board. Raised bands and gilt panelling to spines. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Some foxing to prelims. DescriptionA biographical work focusing on the prominent Sheridan family, particularly Richard Brinsley Sheridan, a well-known playwright and politician, and his descendants. Percy Fitzgerald, a 19th-century biographer and journalist, provides detailed accounts of their lives and careers. The book delves into the life of Sheridan, who is famous for his plays such as "The School for Scandal" and "The Rivals". It covers his achievements in the theatre, his political career, and his personal life. |