Oliver Goldsmith: 36 books

The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770. It is a work of social commentary, and condemns rural depopulation and the pursuit of excessive wealth. The location of the poem's deserted village is unknown, but the description may have been influenced by Goldsmith's...

The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men. The period was eminently one of transition; and transition periods are always times of trial to all whose interests they affect. The old system passes away, bearing with it those who cling to it; the...

'He loved all mankind; for fortune prevented him from knowing there were rascals.' Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided...

'she Stoops To Conquer' by Oliver Goldsmith.

Contents: 1. All for Love, by John Dryden 2. The School for Scandal, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan 3. She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith 4. The Cenci, by Percy Bysshe Shelley 5. A Blot in the 'Scutcheon, by Robert Browning

There are an hundred faults in this Thing, and an hundred things might be said to prove them beauties. But it is needless. A book may be amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity. The hero of this piece unites in himself the three greatest characters upon earth;...

An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by the Irish novelist,playwright and poet,Oliver Goldsmith.

She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith that was first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in Britain and the United States. It is one of the few plays from the 18th century to have an enduring appeal,...

  An Elegy On The Death Of A Mad Dog BY Oliver Goldsmith [ZHINGOORA BOOKS]

Rich with wisdom and gentle irony, Oliver Goldsmith's only novel is a charming comedy that tells of an unworldly and generous vicar who lives contentedly with his large family until disaster strikes. When his idyllic life is brutally interrupted by bankruptcy and his daughter's abduction, he lands...

This charming comedy has delighted audiences for over two centuries. First performed in 1773, it concerns Kate Hardcastle, a young lady who poses as a serving girl to win the heart of a young gentleman too shy to court ladies of his own class. A number of delightful deceits and hilarious turns of...

Notice sur Goldsmith.  Avertissement.  Chapitre Ier. Intérieur de la famille de Wakefield : air de parenté des caractères et des personnes.  Chap. II. Malheurs de famille : la perte de la fortune ne fait qu’augmenter la fierté du juste.  Chap. III. Changement d’habitation....

When Dr Primrose loses his fortune in a disastrous investment, his idyllic life in the country is shattered and he is forced to move with his wife and six children to an impoverished living on the estate of Squire Thornhill. Taking to the road in pursuit of his daughter, who has been seduced by the...