The Vicar of Wakefield and Other Writings by Oliver Goldsmith, The Modern Library, New York, 1955, First Edition. The book is a light Green cloth over boards with the Modern Library imprint on the cover and gold lettering on the spine. It has been placed in an archival, clear, Mylar jacket for further protection and preservation. Few buying figures hold a firmer place in the affections of their readers than Oliver Goldsmith. The enduring qualities of his writings and of the man himself are the same - the simple charm of the essays from Citizen of the World, the tenderness of The Vicar of Wakefield, the compassion of The Deserted Village and other poems, the hilarity of She Stoops to Conquer. An indifferent student in his youth, of law, of medicine, and pedagogy, he became an honor graduate of the school of human weakness and suffering - for which the eighteenth century provided ample classrooms. When he finally turned to literature, his experiences were not expressed with the satirist's biting ridicule but with the genuine warmth, humanity, and humor which have made him a beloved friend of generations of readers.
Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773). He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765).
The book is in good condition. A little worn. See attached pictures.
Book length - 7.5 inches
book width - 5.5 inches
Book thickness - 1.25 inches
Product code: Antique Books - The Works buying of Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield and other Writings 1955