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Thomas Sheridan

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Born 1719
Died 1788

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  • Cover of: A course of lectures on elocution: 1796

    First published in 1762 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Lectures on the art of reading: In two parts. Containing Part I. The art of reading prose. Part II. The art of reading verse. By Thomas Sheridan, A.M.

    First published in 1775 — 10 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.

    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

    Cover of edition completedictiona00sher First published in 1789 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The brave Irishman: A farce. As it is acted at the theatre in Edinburgh.

    First published in 1746 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Coriolanus; or; The Roman matron: a tragedy taken from Shakespear and Thomson; as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, to which is added the order of the ovation.

    First published in 1755 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: life of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

    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 course of lectures on elocution: together with two dissertations on language; and some other tracts relative to those subjects

    First published in 1762 — 4 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.

    First published in 1780 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Coriolanus, or, The Roman matron: a tragedy

    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: The 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: Lectures on the Art of Reading

    First published in 1775 — 3 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 dective 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. I. Of the use of these studies to religion, and morality; as also, to the support of the British constitution. II. Their absolute necessity in order to refine, ascertain, and fix the English language. III. Their use in the cultivation of the imitative arts: shewing, that were the study of oratory made a necessary branch of the education of youth; poetry, musick, painting, and sculpture, might arrive at as high a pitch of perfection in England, as ever they did in Athens and Rome

    First published in 1756 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Coriolanus: or, The Roman matron : a tragedy

    First published in 1780 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: dissertation,1761.

    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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Born 1719
Died 1788

Subjects

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

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]

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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
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import