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Author:Oliver Goldsmith

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Oliver Goldsmith
(1728–1774)

Irish writer, poet and physician; 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).

Oliver Goldsmith

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  • Life of Richard Nash, of Bath, Esquire (1762) IA
  • The Life of Thomas Parnell, compiled from original papers and memoirs (1770)
  • Life of Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke (1770)

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Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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