Oliver Goldsmith, described in a eulogy written by Dr. Johnson as
'a poet, naturalist, and historian, who left scarcely any style of
writing untouched', became one of the great figures of the
eighteenth-century literary scene. A character as absurd as he was
talented, Goldsmith was best known for his novels, poems and plays,
such as The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) and She Stoops to Conquer
(1771). Yet Goldsmith also composed a number of excellent essays.
As this volume's editor J. H. Lobban argues, 'there is not a single
feature of [The Vicar of Wakefield's] style that you will not find
... in his essays'. This volume, originally published in 1910,
brings together thirty-two of the Anglo-Irish writer's critical
essays, with an aim to illustrate the variety and vibrancy of his
prose. These essays are not only characterised by their beauty and
lucidity, but by the creative genius of their composer.
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