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Thomas Sheridan

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Irish stage actor and educator

Born 1719
Died 1788

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  • Cover of: Lectures on the Art of Reading
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    Cover of edition lecturesonartre00shergoog Cover of edition courseoflectures0000sher First published in 1762 — 40 editions
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  • Cover of: A general dictionary of the English language.: One main object of which, is, to establish a plain and permanent standard pronunciation. : To which is prefixed a rhetorical grammar.
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    First published in 1780 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: British education: or, The source of the disorders of Great Britain. Being an essay towards proving, that the immorality, ignorance and false taste, which so generally prevail, are that natural and necessary consequences of the present defective system of education. With an attempt to shew that a revival of the art of speaking, and the study of our language, might contribute, in a great measure, to the cure of those evils. In three parts.
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    First published in 1756 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: A complete dictionary of the English language: both with regard to sound and meaning. One main object of which is, to establish a plain and permanent standard of pronunciation. To which is prefixed a prosodial grammar.
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    Cover of edition completedictiona00sher First published in 1789 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The brave Irishman

    First published in 1746 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Coriolanus; or, The Roman matron: taken from Shakespeare and Thomson. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden.

    First published in 1755 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: A course of lectures on elocution

    First published in 1762 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The life of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift: dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin

    First published in 1784 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A rhetorical grammar of the English language: calculated solely for the purposes of teaching propriety of pronunciation, and justness of delivery, in that tongue, by the organs of speech.

    First published in 1783 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A complete dictionary of the English language: both with regard to sound and meaning: : one main object of which is, to establish a plain and permanent standard of pronunciation. : To which is prefixed, a prosodial grammar

    First published in 1789 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Coriolanus, or, The Roman matron: a tragedy
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    Cover of edition coriolanusorroma0000shak First published in 1789 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: brave Irishman: or, Captain O'Blunder. A farce. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Smock-alley: With the genuine songs, not in any other edition.

    First published in 1761 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: discourse: being introductory to his course of lectures on elocution and the English language (1759)

    First published in 1969 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: life of the Rev. Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin.

    First published in 1784 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A complete dictionary of the English language, both with regard to sound and meaning

    First published in 1790 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: brave Irishman; or, Captain O'Blunder: a farce. As it is acted at the theatres in Crow-Street and Smock-Alley. With the genuine songs.

    First published in 1761 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An oration, pronounced before a numerous body of the nobility and gentry: assembled at the Musick-hall in Fishamble-street, on Tuesday the 6th of this instant December, ... by Thomas Sheridan, A.M.

    First published in 1757 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: British education, or The source of the disorders of Great Britain: being an essay towards proving, that the immorality, ignorance, and false taste, which so generally prevail, are the natural and necessary consequences of the present defective system of education, with an attempt to shew, that a revival of the art of speaking, and the study of our own language, might contribute, in a great measure, to a cure of those evils.

    First published in 1756 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Coriolanus: or, the Roman matron. A tragedy. Altered from Shakspeare, by Mr. T. Sheridan. Taken from the manager's book, at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane.

    First published in 1780 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A course of lectures on elocution 1762.

    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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Irish stage actor and educator

Born 1719
Died 1788

Subjects

Early works to 1800, English language, Elocution, Education, Pronunciation, Rhetoric, Dictionaries, History, Theater, Oratory, Theatre-Royal (Dublin, Ireland), Biography, Drama, Generals, Irish Authors, Oral reading, Philosophy, Study and teaching, Eloquence, English Authors, Irish authors, Language and languages, Moral education, Oral interpretation, Oral interpretation of poetry

Places

Great Britain, Ireland, Dublin, Dublin (Ireland), Rome

People

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Thomas Sheridan (1719-1788), Cnaeus Marcius Coriolanus, West Digges (1720?-1786)

Time

18th century

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Alternative names

  • Thomas Sheridan
  • [Sheridan, Thomas]
  • Thomas 1719-1788 Sheridan

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February 13, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
February 16, 2019 Edited by LeadSongDog Edited without comment.
February 16, 2019 Edited by LeadSongDog merge authors
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date