PETER DAVISON is Secretary to the Trustees of Albany and Visiting Professor in Performance Arts at Westfield College, University of London, UK.

• General Editor's PrefaceIntroductionPART 1 SHERIDAN IN HIS TIMESPaternal AchievementThe Whig Orator Letters and LifePART 2 ACHIEVEMENT AND TRADITIONPART 3 THE PLAYS IN CRITICAL PERSPECTIVEThe Rivals A Trip to ScarboroughThe School for ScandalThe CriticSelect BibliographyNotes on ContributorsAcknowledgementsIndex.