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Oliver Goldsmith

Born

in County Roscommon or County Longford, Ireland

November 10, 1730

Died

April 04, 1774

Genre

Fiction, Poetry, Theatre

Influences

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Literary reputation of Irish-born British writer Oliver Goldsmith rests on his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), the pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and the dramatic comedy She Stoops to Conquer (1773).

This Anglo-Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, and essayist wrote, translated, or compiled more than forty volumes. Good sense, moderation, balance, order, and intellectual honesty mark the works for which people remember him. ...more

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Oliver Goldsmith’s books

Average rating: 3.58 · 25,368 ratings · 1,450 reviews · 2,883 distinct works • Similar authors

	She Stoops to Conquer 3.65 avg rating — 12,072 ratings — published 1773 — 336 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vicar of Wakefield 3.46 avg rating — 10,426 ratings — published 1766 — 1896 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes 3.14 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1765 — 230 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith, Hammatt Billings (Illustrator), W. mLeod 3.51 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1770 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Stoops to Conquer: And Other Comedies by Oliver Goldsmith, Henry Fielding, George Colman 3.57 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1791 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deserted Village and Other Poems 3.38 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1770 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog 3.64 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1766 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country, by Dr. Goldsmith (Vol. 1 of 2) 3.62 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1760 — 195 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Stoops to Conquer / School for Scandal by Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Brinsley Sheridan 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good-Natur'd Man 3.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1884 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Oliver Goldsmith

The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country (3 books)
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Oliver Goldsmith

3.62 avg rating — 29 ratings

The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country (3 books)
by

Oliver Goldsmith

3.62 avg rating — 29 ratings

Quotes by Oliver Goldsmith (?)

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
― Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country, by Dr. Goldsmith

tags: misattributed-to-confucius, success

2237 likes

“Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs.”
― Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer

tags: ask, humor, lies, questions, sarcasm, wit, witty

791 likes

“I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.”
― Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield

tags: books, friends, wine

280 likes

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Polls

August 2022 Old School Classics

The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, 1766, 197 pp

41 votes, 21.8%

Tartuffe by Molière, 1664, 180pp

32 votes, 17.0%

Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope, 1857, 418pp

25 votes, 13.3%

The Odd Women by George Gissing, 1893, 452pp

23 votes, 12.2%

Germinal by Émile Zola, 1885, 592 pp

20 votes, 10.6%

The Essays: A Selection by Michel de Montaigne, 1580, 480pp

16 votes, 8.5%

A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne, 1768, 170pp

16 votes, 8.5%

Indiana by George Sand, 1832, 320pp

15 votes, 8.0%

188 total votes

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