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Sheridan Knowles
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James Sheridan Knowles : Virginius
?In May 1820 Sheridan Knowles produced ?Virginius?. The extraordinary success of that play naturally excited Maturin?s curiosity, and he was impatient to read it. ? When ?Virginius? was first published, a friend of Maturin?s purchased a copy, with which he was so pleased that it always lay on his table and he constantly devoted hours of relaxation to its perusal.?
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Robert Maturin Print: Book
Sheridan Knowles : The Wrecker's Daughter
Elizabeth Barrett to Julia Martin, 7 December 1836: 'I have been reading [...] Sheridan Knowles's play of "The Wreckers" [sic]. It is full of passion and pathos, -- & made me shed a great many tears.'
