Oliver Goldsmith : his life and works / A. Lytton Sells
1974, 1st edition. London : Allen & Unwin. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #418230
ISBN: 0049280309
Physical description; 423 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-412). Contents; Part one: The life: An Irish boyhood: 1728-45 -- Dublin and its aftermath: 1745-52 -- Edinburgh and Leydon: 1752-54 -- The Grand tour: 1755 -- England in 1756 -- Hard times: 1756-61- Music, Drama and politics: 1757-60 -- Great Expectations: 1761-62 -- Meeting the right people: 1763-65 -- Novelist and dramatist: 1766-68 -- The Professor of ancient history: 1769 -- An offer from Lord North: A visit ot Paris: 1770 -- Summers in the country: Winters in town: 1771-72 -- She stoops to Conquer: 1773 -- Falling shadows: 1773 -- The End: 1774. Part two: The works: The Critic -- The Journalist -- The Biographer -- The Citizen of the world -- The Vacar of Wakefield (I) -- The Vicar of Wakefield (II) -- The Poet (I) -- The Poet (II) -- The Dramatist (I) -- The Dramatist (II) -- The Translator -- The Compiler. Subjects; Goldsmith, Oliver 1730?-1774. Goldsmith, Oliver 1728-1774 Criticism and interpretation. Goldsmith, Oliver Studies. Authors, Irish 18th century ; Biography. English Literature. Authors, Irish. English literature Goldsmith, Oliver - Critical studies. Critical studies, English literature. Biography Critical Study English literature eighteenth century 18th.
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