The Vicker of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith

This book is composed of 2 writings of Oliver Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield and The Deserted Village. Written by an Englishmen of meager means this book would be a nice addition to any collection.

192 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1961

About the author

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.