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Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (Dodo Press)
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph - Dodo Press Author:Frances Sheridan Frances Sheridan, nee Chamberlaine (1724- 1766) was an Irish novelist and playwright. In 1747, she married an actor, Thomas Sheridan, and at the same time began work on her first novel, Eugenia and Adelaide. Her most successful novel, Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (1761), in diary format, was clearly influenced by Richardson's Pamela. She then ... more »turned to drama, her work being performed at Drury Lane by David Garrick's company. Amongst her other works are The Discovery (1763), The Dupe (1764), A Trip to Bath (1765) and History of Nourjahad (1767).« less