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Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774)

Author of The Vicar of Wakefield

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Works by Oliver Goldsmith
The Vicar of Wakefield 2,660 copies, 50 reviews
She Stoops to Conquer 1,347 copies, 17 reviews
Modern English Drama: Dryden; Sheridan; Goldsmith; Shelley; Browning;… (Contributor) 170 copies
Treasury of Aesop's Fables 155 copies
The Beggar's Opera and Other Eighteenth-Century Plays (Everyman's Library) 112 copies, 2 reviews
The Deserted Village 110 copies
Four Great Comedies of the Restoration and 18th Century: The Country… (Contributor) 99 copies, 2 reviews
The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith 81 copies
The vicar of Wakefield, and other writings 76 copies
The Citizen of the World 64 copies, 2 reviews
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith 58 copies
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith 57 copies
She Stoops to Conquer and Other Comedies (Oxford World's Classics) 52 copies, 1 review
The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith 48 copies
The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer (Harper Perennial… 43 copies
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature 33 copies
The Vicar of Wakefield, She Stoops to Conquer, and Poems 31 copies, 1 review
She Stoops to Conquer and the School For Scandal 27 copies
The Vicar of Wakefield / The Deserted Village 25 copies
The Poems of Thomas Gray, William Collins, Oliver Goldsmith (Author) 22 copies
Illustrated History of the Natural World 21 copies
Oliver Goldsmith 19 copies
The Traveller: A Poem 18 copies
Good Natur'd Man (World of English) 18 copies, 1 review
Poems, plays and essays 18 copies
The Roman History 17 copies, 2 reviews
The Citizen of the World and The Bee 17 copies
The Mad Dog 16 copies, 1 review
The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith 16 copies
The Grecian history from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the… 14 copies
The history of England : from the earliest times to the death of George II 13 copies
The Vicar of Wakefield / The Traveller / The Deserted Village 13 copies
An Elegy on the Glory of Her Sex, Mrs. Mary Blaize 12 copies, 1 review
She Stoops to Conquer and the Good-Natured Man 12 copies
The Deserted Village and The Traveller 11 copies, 1 review
The English Comedie Humaine Sir Roger De Coverley, the Vicar of Wakefield,… (Contributor) 11 copies
Grecian History 10 copies
Poems, Plays and Essays of Oliver Goldsmith. With a Critical Dissertation… 9 copies
The Deserted Village and Other Poems 9 copies
History of Rome 9 copies
Essays 8 copies
Goldsmith's 'The Deserted Village: The Traveller' / Gray's 'Elegy in a… 8 copies
Goldsmith's The Deserted Village and Other Poems (Macmillan's Pocket… 8 copies
Paul and Virginia & History of Rasselas & Vicar of Wakefield 7 copies
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature Volume 1 7 copies, 1 review
Beau Nash 6 copies
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature Volume 4 6 copies
The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith 6 copies
The Plays of Oliver Goldsmith 6 copies
The bee and other essays 6 copies
Three 18th-Century Novels (Signet Books) 6 copies
The Deserted Village, the Traveller, and Other Poems. 6 copies
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature Volume 2 6 copies
An abridgment of the history of England, from the invasion of Julius… 6 copies
The Plays of Oliver Goldsmith, together with the Vicar of Wakefield 5 copies
Selected essays 5 copies
Goldsmith's Poems 5 copies
Goldsmith: Selected Works 5 copies
The Vicar of Wakefield and Poems 5 copies
Retaliation, a poem 5 copies
She Stoops to Conquer; One-Act Adaptation 5 copies
An history of England, in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son 5 copies
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith Vol IV 4 copies
The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith 4 copies
Selected Poems (Fyfield Books) 4 copies
The Poetical and Prose Works of Oliver Goldsmith 4 copies
Voltaire: Studies of Franc̜ois-Marie Arouet, known as M. de Voltaire 4 copies
Universal Classics Library. Persian and Chinese Letters. 4 copies
Two Plays: The Good Natur'd Man; She Stoops to Conquer; An Essay on the… 3 copies
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith Vol II 3 copies
Whittaker's improved edition of Pinnock's Goldsmith's History of Greece,… 3 copies
Selected poems of Samuel Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith (Author) 3 copies
Selected works 3 copies
The Vicar of Wakefield / Paul and Virginia 3 copies
Merrill's English Texts: An Elegy in a Country Churchyard (by Gray) and… (Author) 3 copies
Goldsmith's Choice Works 3 copies
The Vicar of Wakefield with the poems and plays 3 copies
Goldsmith's Roman history. Abridged by himself. For hte use of Schools.… 3 copies
Delphi Complete Works of Oliver Goldsmith (Illustrated) (Series Five Book… 3 copies
New essays 3 copies
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England, from the… 3 copies
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature Volume 6 3 copies
Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop, Together with the Life of Aesop 2 copies
An Enquiry into the Present State of Polite Learning in Europe 2 copies
The Complete Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Comprising His Essays, Plays,… 2 copies
She stoops to conquer, theatre programme 2 copies
Letters from a citizen of the world to his friends in the East 2 copies
The Complete Works of Oliver Goldsmith 2 copies
The Traveller, or a A Prospect of Society: The Deserted Village; and other… 2 copies
Select Poems of Oliver Goldsmith (English Classics) 2 copies
Poems and Essays 2 copies
The Roman history: from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the… 2 copies
The History of England: Vol III 2 copies
Dr Goldsmith's Roman History, Abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools 2 copies
Jacky Dandy's delight: or The history of birds and beasts; in verse… 2 copies
Goldsmith's choice works, comprising his Vicar of Wakefield, poems… 2 copies
The select works of Oliver Goldsmith 2 copies
Essays and tales by Oliver Goldsmith. Edited by Rosalind Vallance. With an… 2 copies
Gems of Goldsmith : the Traveller, the Deserted village, the Hermit 2 copies
The history of Greece from the earliest state to the death of Alexander… 2 copies
She Stoops to Conquer; The Devil and Daniel Webster; The Importance of… 2 copies
Путешествие Хамфри Клинкера;… 2 copies
The present state of the British Empire in Europe, America, Africa and… 2 copies
Goldsmith : selected poems 2 copies
Compendio de la Historia Romana: Tomo Primero 2 copies
Compendio de la Historia Romana: Tomo Segundo 2 copies
Select Poems of Oliver Goldsmith 2 copies
Goldsmith's The Deserted Village/ Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard 2 copies
The bee and other essays ; together with The life of Nash 2 copies
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith in Ten Volumes 1 copy
Goldsmith's history of the earth and animated nature, abridged :… 1 copy
The Citizen of the World, or Letters From a Chinese Philosopher, Residing… 1 copy
The Traveller by Oliver Goldsmith and The Lotos-Eaters by Alfred Lord… 1 copy
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's abridgement of the… 1 copy
An history of England in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son,… 1 copy
An history of England in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son,… 1 copy
Poems by Thomas Gray and William Collins. The deserted village [by] Oliver… (Author) 1 copy
The citizen of the world: or, Letters from a Chinese philosopher, residing… 1 copy
Der Weltbürger oder Briefe eines in London weilenden chinesischen… 1 copy
The Citizen Of The World ( Blackie And Son Standard English Classics ) 1 copy
Elegy in a Country Churchyard: And Other Selections/The Deserted Village 1 copy
Letters from a Chinese Philosopher 1 copy
The Poems of Cunningham and Goldsmith 1 copy
An Abridgment of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius… 1 copy
Oliver Goldsmith"s Selected Poems 1 copy
The poetical works of James Beattie and the poems and plays of Oliver… 1 copy
Political Works of Oliver Goldsmith 1 copy
Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith 1 copy
Plays of Oliver Goldsmith, together with the Vicar of Wakefield 1 copy
Goldsmith's Deserted Village (1858) 1 copy
Poetical Works and The Vicar of Wakefield 1 copy
POEMS AND PLAYS SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER 1 copy
The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith to which is added "The Vicar of… 1 copy
The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson,… 1 copy
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD by Oliver Goldsmith 1939 Heritage Press Hardcover 1 copy
Goldsmith Selected Essays 1 copy
The Vicar of Wakefield, Poems and Plays. The Choice Works. Nimmo Edition 1 copy
The Vicar of Wakefield with a Prefatory memoir by George Saintsbury and… 1 copy
Good Two Shoes 1 copy
The Good Natur'd Man. She Stoops to Conquer. An Essay on the Theatre.… 1 copy
Goldsmith's Poetical Works 1 copy
E lei per conquistar si sottomette : con note storiche e critiche su… 1 copy
The poetical works of oliver goldsmith with thirty illustrations by John… 1 copy
Black's Readers Service: The Works of Goldsmith 1 copy
British Poets - The Poetical Works of Goldsmith and Gray 1 copy
Days of the dandies : Beau Nash, written by Oliver Goldsmith 1 copy
She stoops to conquer, and, The good natured man 1 copy
[the Vicar of Wakefield, and Other Works ... With Introduction Notes and a… 1 copy
THE HISTORY OF LITTLE GOODY TWO-SHOES; Otherwise called Mrs. Margery… 1 copy
Mrs. Mary Blaize - An Elegy on the Glory of her Sex [ R. Caldecott's… 1 copy
Rare She Stoops To Conquer or Mistakes Of A Night, Oliver Goldsmith EASTON… 1 copy
Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Abridged: Containing… 1 copy
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith 1 copy
The mystery revealed : containing a series of transactions and authentic… 1 copy, 1 review
Goldsmith's Deserted village ; and Spenser's Faery queene, book I., canto… 1 copy
The life of Thomas Parnell, D.D. Archdeacon of Clogher. Compiled from… 1 copy
El Vicari de Wakefield II 1 copy
Selections from Oliver Goldsmith 1 copy
El Vicari de Wakefield I 1 copy
The History of England; From the Earliest Period to the End of the Reign… 1 copy
The Poetical Works of Goldsmith and Gray with a Memoir of Each 1 copy
Fair Lucretia: being a sorrowful history of a rich merchant, and the… 1 copy
Poetic Works: The Good-Natured Man Vol I 1 copy
A survey of experimental philosophy, considered in its present state of… 1 copy
Oliver goldsmith a selection from His Works 1 copy
Dr. Goldsmith's history of Greece, abridged, for the use of schools 1 copy
The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B 1 copy
The Collected Letters of Oliver Goldsmith 1 copy
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith Vol V 1 copy
Little Masterpieces: Goldsmith 1 copy
The Poetical Works of Goldsmith, Collins and T. Warton 1 copy
The Good Natur'd Man; She Stoops to Conquer; Essay on the Theatre 1 copy
British Novelists: Vol. I 1 copy
The Vicar of Wakefield & Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia 1 copy
Oliver Goldsmith's Select Poems 1 copy
The Citizen of the World in Westminster Hall (in Law in Action) 1 copy
Edwin and Angelina; a ballad 1 copy
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith Vol I 1 copy
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith Vol III 1 copy
The grumbler, an adaptation 1 copy
Poems Of Oliver Goldsmith And Thomas Gray (A Library Of Poetical… 1 copy
The Vicar of Wakefield and Other Stories 1 copy
Goldsmith's Poems and Prose Works 1 copy
Asem, An Eastern Tale 1 copy
The poetical and dramatic works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. Now first… 1 copy
The Citizen of the World Part I 1 copy
ESSAYS AND LETTERS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH - Two Volume Set Complete 1 copy
The Citizen Of the World - Volume Two 1 copy
The History of England, Vol. II 1 copy
Histoire d'Angleterre, par Olivier Goldsmith, continuée jusqu'en 1815 par… 1 copy
The History of England, Vol. I 1 copy
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome 1 copy
The plays of Oliver Goldsmith : together with The Vicar of Wakefield 1 copy
Poems and Plays 1 copy
The Vicar of Wakefield She Stoops to Conquer The Deserted Village. Guild… 1 copy
The Life of Richard Nash Esquire (Reprint of 1762 (2nd) edition) 1 copy
The Mystery of the Supposed Cock-Lane Ghost Revealed 1 copy
The Bee 1 copy
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England… 1 copy
The comedies of Oliver Goldsmith, with introduction by Joseph Jacobs 1 copy
The Citizen of the World, Letters Selected and Edited by J. C. Dent (The… 1 copy
The traveller, 1765; and The deserted village, 1770, with 'A prospect… 1 copy
The vicar of Wakefield and other works 1 copy
Poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith (The Aldine edition of the British… 1 copy
Our National Prejudices 1 copy
The Disabled Soldier 1 copy
Unacknowledged essays 1 copy
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature Volume 3 1 copy
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature Volume 5 1 copy
Compendio della storia greca dalla sua origine fino alla riduzione della… 1 copy
The History of England, Vol. IV 1 copy
Goldsmith's Natural history 1 copy
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, with Life and Notes 1 copy
The Prose & Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith with a life of the author 1 copy
She Stoops to Conquer, In the Complete Harvard Classics Collection, Volume… 1 copy
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Also by Oliver Goldsmith
English Poetry, Volume II: From Collins to Fitzgerald (Contributor) 393 copies, 1 review
Four English Comedies: Valpone; The Way of the World; She Stoops to… (Contributor) 311 copies, 1 review
Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy [Norton Critical Edition] (Contributor) 225 copies, 2 reviews
A Book of English Essays (Contributor) 215 copies, 3 reviews
The Penguin Book of Irish Verse (Contributor) 176 copies
Eighteenth-Century English Literature (Author) 170 copies
The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction (Contributor) 135 copies
Twelve Famous Plays of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century (Contributor) 121 copies, 1 review
The Standard Book of British and American Verse (Contributor) 96 copies, 1 review
Cavalcade of comedy; 21 brilliant comedies from Jonson and Wycherley to… (Contributor) 81 copies
The Everyman Anthology of Poetry for Children (Contributor) 55 copies
Three English Comedies: She Stoops to Conquer; The Rivals; The School for… (Contributor) 49 copies, 1 review
Elegy written in a country churchyard and other poems (Contributor) 37 copies
Charlotte Temple [Norton Critical Edition] (Contributor) 37 copies, 3 reviews
Six Eighteenth-Century Plays (Contributor) 33 copies, 1 review
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Canonical name
Legal name
Other names
Willington, James (pseudonym)
Date of birth
1730-11-10
Date of death
1774-04-04
Burial location
Temple Church, London, England
Gender
male
Nationality
Ireland (birth)
UK
Country (for map)
UK
Birthplace
Pallas, near Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland
Smith-Hill House, Elphin, Roscommon, Ireland
Place of death
London, England, UK
Cause of death
Places of residence
Smith-Hill House, Elphin, Roscommon, Ireland (possible birth location)
Pallas, near Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland (possible birth location)
Lissoy, Ireland
London, England, UK (death)
Education
Trinity College, Dublin
University of Edinburgh
University of Leiden
University of Padua
Occupations
essayist
novelist
translator
poet
playwright
Relationships
Johnson, Samuel (friend)
Goldsmith, Charles (father)
Organizations
The Literary Club
Awards and honors
Agents
Short biography
Goldsmith's birth year is under dispute. 1728 or 1730.  Some biographers report his birthplace in Elphin, Roscommon.
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