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Book - Reference/Collection of Literary Works, Oliver Goldsmith, The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, 1871
... He became a central figure in London's elite literary circle, counting the legendary Dr Samuel Johnson, artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, and statesman Edmund Burke among his close friends. Despite earning significant money later in life, his impulsive generosity and gambling habits kept him perpetually in debt until his sudden death at age 45. ...He became a central figure in London's elite literary circle, counting the legendary Dr Samuel Johnson, artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, and statesman Edmund Burke among his close friends. Despite earning significant money later in life, his impulsive generosity and gambling habits kept him perpetually in debt until his sudden death at age 45. ...
This 1871 book is an edition of The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, published by Macmillan and Co. as part of their famous "Globe Edition" series. It features a detailed biographical introduction by Professor David Masson. This volume is not a single novel, but rather a comprehensive anthology of the finest writings of Oliver Goldsmith. Because Goldsmith was a versatile writer who excelled in almost every literary format, this collection of his works contains his masterpiece novel, The Vicar of Wakefield renowned pastoral poems like The Deserted Village and The Traveller and several classic 18th-century comedies, most notably She Stoops to Conquer and The Good Natured Man. Essays and letters are also included from Letters from a Citizen of the World, which provides a satirical look at British society through the eyes of an imaginary Chinese philosopher, along with numerous shorter periodical essays.
Hard cover book,The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith.
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher: Macmillan & Co London. W1.
Date: 1871
Blue cloth hardcover with a brown spine and lettering in gold. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.fictionThis 1871 book is an edition of The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, published by Macmillan and Co. as part of their famous "Globe Edition" series. It features a detailed biographical introduction by Professor David Masson. This volume is not a single novel, but rather a comprehensive anthology of the finest writings of Oliver Goldsmith. Because Goldsmith was a versatile writer who excelled in almost every literary format, this collection of his works contains his masterpiece novel, The Vicar of Wakefield renowned pastoral poems like The Deserted Village and The Traveller and several classic 18th-century comedies, most notably She Stoops to Conquer and The Good Natured Man. Essays and letters are also included from Letters from a Citizen of the World, which provides a satirical look at British society through the eyes of an imaginary Chinese philosopher, along with numerous shorter periodical essays.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the miscellaneous works of oliver goldsmith, oliver goldsmith
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