▁stages , ▁as ▁detailed ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Moore , ▁Sher idan ▁developed ▁two ▁separate ▁play ▁sketch es , ▁one ▁initially ▁entitled ▁" The ▁S land er ers " ▁that ▁began ▁with ▁Lady ▁S ne er well ▁and ▁Sp atter ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁S nake ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁version ), ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁involving ▁the ▁Te az les . ▁He ▁eventually ▁combined ▁these ▁and ▁with ▁repeated ▁revis ions ▁and ▁rest ruct uring ▁arrived ▁at ▁substantial ly ▁the ▁play ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁an ▁author ised ▁edition ▁during ▁Sher idan ' s ▁lifetime , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁printed ▁in ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁from ▁a ▁copy ▁that ▁the ▁author ▁had ▁sent ▁to ▁his ▁sister . ▁ ▁Because , ▁as ▁one ▁recent ▁editor ▁has ▁put ▁it , ▁" The ▁School ▁for ▁Sc andal ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁int ract able ▁problem ▁Sher idan ▁set ▁his ▁edit ors ", ▁ed itions ▁of ▁this ▁play ▁can ▁vary ▁consider ably . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁P engu in ▁Class ics ▁edition ▁gives ▁a ▁text ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Works ▁of ▁the ▁Late ▁Right ▁Hon ou rable ▁Richard ▁Br ins ley ▁Sher idan ▁published ▁by ▁Murray , ▁R idge way , ▁and ▁Wil kie , ▁but ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁" be en ▁em ended ▁from ▁earlier ▁manuscript s " ▁and ▁gives ▁a ▁detailed ▁listing ▁of ▁these ▁em end ations . ▁ ▁The ▁pre f atory ▁material ▁to ▁the ▁Project ▁G uten berg