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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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The Bookman
Author: Behind the Ranges
Author: Frederick George AflaloPublisher:
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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The Linleys of Bath
Author: Clementina BlackPublisher: London, Secker
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Category : Bath (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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The Linley Genealogy
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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John Linley was born February 2, 1796 at Blyth, Nottinghamshire, England and died February 13, 1882. He married Isabella ca. 1823 and she died leaving four sons and one daughter. He remarried Fanny Steele (they had no children) and in the fall of 1849 the family set out for America. However, He died on the ship. The remaining members of the family settled in Dover, Wisconsin. Descendants are located mainly in Wisconsin.
The Letters of Samuel Wesley
Author: Samuel WesleyPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198164234
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) was the son of the hymn-writer Charles Wesley and the nephew of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. He was one of the leading composers in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England, and the finest organist of his day. He was also a misfit and a rebel, renowned for his outspoken views, his frequently wild behavior, and his irregular personal life. His music has become increasingly well known in recent years, and these letters to his friends and fellow musicians, over 400 of which are gathered together here for the first time, present both a witty, perceptive, and unparalleled portrait of Wesley the man, and an insiders view of life in the music profession in London in the early nineteenth-century.
The Outlook
Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Author: Linda KellyPublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The first night of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, on 8 May 1777, was one of the great dates in theatrical history. From then on, Sheridan was launched into eighteenth-century society, as much at home in the salons of the Duchess of Devonshire and the Prince of Wales as in the taverns and coffee-houses around Drury Lane. Sheridan's comedies were all written by the time he was twenty-eight. For the next thirty years he was wholly involved in his twin careers as manager of the Drury Lane theatre and Member of Parliament. At a time when politics were dominated by a few aristocratic families, he rose above his poverty to become one of the greatest parliamentary figures of the age. In the theatre, he presided over one of the most brilliant periods in the history of the English stage. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Kelly gives a comprehensive picture of Sheridan's tempestuous career and chaotic private life. For all his faults, his charm was irresistible - 'there has been nothing like it since the days of Orpheus,' wrote Byron. It is charm that illuminates her narrative, bringing Sheridan to life. 'I can imagine no better biography of this talented, dynamic, impossibly unreliable firework of a man.' Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph
Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 852
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The Council Fire
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Category : Hunting and fishing clubs
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Thomas Sheridan of Smock-Alley
Author: Esther K. SheldonPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400876222
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
This account of Thomas Sheridan's career as theater manager has been based on biographies written by his contemporaries, on 18th-century newspapers and pamphlets, and on letters written to and by Sheridan. The author also gives us much new information about Sheridan’s relations with David Garrick. In an appendix, the author has included a Smock-Alley Calendar, giving a daily record of performances and casts. Most of the material in the Calendar has not been collected before and should be invaluable to theater historians. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.