Oliver Goldsmith
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Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He produced literary works in a variety of genres and is considered one of the most versatile writers of the Georgian e
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1770
Goldsmith's family home in Auburn, Kilkenny, Dublin Penny Journal, 1834
A plaque to Oliver Goldsmith at the Temple Church in London, where he was buried.
A statue of Goldsmith at Trinity College Dublin
The Deserted Village
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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.
Oliver Goldsmith
…Two-Shoes (1765), one of the earliest classical works of children's literature. Goldsmith also produced a number of poems during his career, such as The Deserted Village (1770), and contributed to the flourishing of idyllic poetry during the Georgian era. After spending his early years in Dublin, he settled in London…
Title page of the first edition
Oliver Goldsmith by Sir Joshua Reynolds (c. 1770)
The Deserted Village, engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi after a painting by Francis Wheatley. This image was used in the edition of Goldsmith's poem published in 1800 by F. J. du Roveray.
Depiction of the parson, from an illustrated edition of the poem produced by the Dalziel Brothers