SHERIDAN'S COMEDIES

THE RIVALS

AND

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL

EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND

NOTES TO EACH PLAY

AND

A Biographical Sketch of Sheridan

BY

BRANDER MATTHEWS

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY E. A. ABBEY, FRED. BARNARD, R. BLUM,
C. S. REINHART, ETC.

ΤΟ

AUSTIN DOBSON,

A POET WITH THE GIFT OF COMEDY,

THIS EDITION OF SHERIDAN'S PLAYS

Es Inscribed

BY HIS FRIEND THE EDITOR.