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Oliver Goldsmith

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born

November 10, 1730 in Ireland

died

April 04, 1774

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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The British poet, dramatist, novelist, and essayist Oliver Goldsmith wrote, translated, or compiled more than 40 volumes. The works for which he is remembered are marked by good sense, moderation, balance, order, and intellectual honesty.

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Books by Oliver Goldsmith

Average rating: 3.45 · 3,299 ratings · 212 reviews · 676 distinct works

	She Stoops to Conquer 3.56 avg rating — 1,670 ratings — published 1773 — 81 editions	My rating:
	The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, Arthur Friedman (Editor), Robert L. Mack (Editor) 3.32 avg rating — 1,575 ratings — published 1766 — 153 editions	My rating:
	The Deserted Village (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks) 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Treasury Of Aesop's Fables 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	My rating:
	The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith, Hammatt Billings (Illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1882	My rating:
	The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1939	My rating:
	The Vicar of Wakefield 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	Poems, plays and essays 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Poems and Plays by Oliver Goldsmith, Heathcote William Garrod (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1939 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country, by Dr. Goldsmith. ... Cooke's Edi 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1969 — 25 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Oliver Goldsmith

“Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies.”
― Oliver Goldsmith

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

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“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

56 people liked it

“Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
― Oliver Goldsmith

tags: perseverance

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