Richard Brinsley Sheridan [ Art and Literature / Politics / Association ]
… member of Samuel Johnson’s exclusive Literary Club as well as Brooks's Club, the fashionable 'Whig fraternity'. People > Art and Literature People > Politics People > Association Mots-clés Anglo-Irishness Clubs Duelling Politics Whigs Richard Brinsley Sheridan was part of the late eighteenth-century London male-dominated world of English clubs. A favourite in society, he was … and he was also known for drinking heavily and gambling. 1 He was a great socializer, using conversation as a social art and political tool and was a member of several London Clubs, such as Samuel Johnson’s exclusive Literary Club …
Anglo-Irishness | Clubs | Duelling | Politics | Whigs
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