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2002:, vol. 52, London: Smith, Elder & Co, pp. 87–88
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A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
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2150:Works by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in eBook form
1575:The United Irishmen, Their Lives and Times: v. 1
902:Helen Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye
848:Memoirs of the Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
743:. O'Connor was acquitted. His companion, Father
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2609:18th-century British dramatists and playwrights
2206:at the Internet Archive. Seven plays including
2203:The Dramatic Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1578:. J. Madden & Company. pp. 27–30, 41.
1347:at James Boswell Info; retrieved 30 June 2013.
1313:. Vol. 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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2100:, London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via
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1248:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
870:He was twice married. He and his first wife
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2589:Irish emigrants to Kingdom of Great Britain
2178:Works by or about Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1643:at English Heritage. Retrieved 30 June 2013
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980:Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
862:in Mayfair. Another plaque is in Stafford.
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21:Richard Brinsley Sheridan (politician)
605:(1779), an updating of the satirical
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2232:Richard Brinsley Sheridan Collection
1989:"Sheridan, Thomas (1719–1788)"
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472:adding citations to reliable sources
1916:exploringlondon (22 January 2014).
1903:Mississauga, An Illustrated History
1591:"Arthur O'Connor – Irish Biography"
1517:The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
1501:The Oxford Companion to the Theatre
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711:In 1793, during the debates on the
319:The Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph
2187:Works by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
2159:Works by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1748:National Heritage List for England
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2128:Richard Brinsley Sheridan profile
1641:Sheridan Plaque – Mayfair, London
1300:"Sheridan, Charles Francis"
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2534:People educated at Harrow School
2281:Parliament of the United Kingdom
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2056:Dictionary of National Biography
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1999:Dictionary of National Biography
1947:The Companion to British History
1430:Fintan O'Toole: A Traitor's Kiss
1310:Dictionary of National Biography
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213:Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
2619:18th-century Irish male writers
1572:Madden, Richard Robert (1846).
1239:"Sheridan, Frances (1724–1766)"
1010:Elizabeth Fox, Baroness Holland
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338:. His paternal grandfather was
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1945:Arnold-Baker, Charles (1996),
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688:In 1787 Sheridan demanded the
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413:Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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1325:Dictionary of Irish Biography
1169:The Blooding of Jack Absolute
572:Shortly after the success of
305:Sheridan was born in 1751 in
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2624:Burials at Westminster Abbey
1889:Recollections of A Long Life
1725:UK public library membership
1472:UK public library membership
1269:UK public library membership
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883:Caroline Henrietta Callander
808:American War of Independence
2274:Parliament of Great Britain
2193:(public domain audiobooks)
1534:The World’s Famous Orations
1236:Campbell Ross, Ian (2004).
1200:Around the World in 80 Days
552:, was produced at London's
483:"Richard Brinsley Sheridan"
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2467:The Glorious First of June
2092:Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
2047:Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
1972:Steinmetz, Andrew (1868),
1398:"Bath, Wednesday July 8th"
1182:Sheridan was a village in
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1138:The Madness of King George
1103:The Glorious First of June
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817:Mrs Sheridan (Miss Linley)
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1841:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1807:by Amanda Foreman, p. 208
1783:by Amanda Foreman, p. 233
1771:by Amanda Foreman, p. 233
1407:British Newspaper Archive
1345:Thomas Sheridan Biography
1184:Toronto Township, Ontario
1167:as a basis for his books
948:Frances Crewe, Lady Crewe
841:In 1825 the Irish writer
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2008:Wheatley, Henry Benjamin
1901:Riendeau, Roger (1985),
1879:by Janet Gleeson, p. 263
1855:by Janet Gleeson, p. 219
1831:by Janet Gleeson, p. 105
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336:Charles Francis Sheridan
221:British House of Commons
25:Richard Bingham Sheridan
2308:Richard Mansel-Philipps
1958:, Allison & Busby,
1743:"Downe House (1249949)"
1548:The Making of an Orator
822:Death and commemoration
578:Thomas Linley the Elder
422:National Gallery of Art
296:Portrait of a Gentleman
2443:The School for Scandal
2208:The School For Scandal
1956:Sheridan's Nightingale
1954:Chedzoy, Alan (1998),
1843:by Linda Kelly, p. 165
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1595:www.libraryireland.com
1489:Memoirs of Mrs Siddons
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1153:The School for Scandal
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