Oliver Goldsmith
1728 - 1774
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He produced literary works in a variety of genres and is regarded as one of the most versatile writers of the Georgian era. His works are known for their realistic depictions of British society, and his comedy plays for the English stage are considered second in importance only to those of playwright William Shakespeare. Credited with introducing sentimentalism in English literature in 18th-century Great Britain, several of Goldsmith's publications are popular classics of the period, including his only novel, The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), and the comedy play She Stoops to Conquer (1773).Poems
- THE TRAVELLER OR A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY
- THE DESERTED VILLAGE
- PRESERVED BY MACROBIUS.
- ON A BEAUTIFUL YOUTH STRUCK BLIND WITH LIGHTNING
- THE GIFT
- THE LOGICIANS REFUTED
- A SONNET
- STANZAS ON THE TAKING OF QUEBEC, AND DEATH OF
- AN ELEGY ON THAT GLORY OF HER SEX,
- DESCRIPTION OF AN AUTHOR'S BEDCHAMBER
- ON SEEING MRS. ** PERFORM IN THE CHARACTER OF ****
- OF THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. ***