The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, with an Account of his Life and Writings. Stereotyped from the Paris Edition. Complete in One Volume
Philadelphia: J. Crissy and Desilver, Thomas, and Co., 1836.
Price: $40.00
Hardcover. Reprint. Large octavo. Full sheep. Early bookplate of Edwin A. Dalrymple, peeling to the sheep, spine label lacking, a sound, good copy. *American Imprints 37675*.
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Oliver Goldsmith
birth name: Oliver Goldsmith
born: 11/10/1730
died: 4/4/1774
Biography
British essayist, poet, novelist, dramatist, and eccentric, notable for his graceful and lively writing style. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature His best known works include the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) and the play She Stoops to Conquer (1771). He is also believed by some scholars to have written the children's tale "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes," which popularized the term for an annoyingly virtuous person.more