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"She Stoops to Conquer" by Oliver Goldsmith
Literary plays & playwrights
95 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1985
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June 28, 2026
HARDCASTLE. He spoke to me as if he knew me all his life before; asked twenty questions, and never waited for an answer; interrupted my best remarks with some silly pun; and when I was in my best story of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, he asked if I had not a good hand at making punch. Yes, Kate, he asked your father if he was a maker of punch!
MISS HARDCASTLE. One of us must certainly be mistaken.
The timeless play, She Stoops to Conquer, was first performed in 1773. It is a comedy of lovers, mistaken identities, and social etiquette, known for its wit, class-based satire, and relatable characters. It’s great fun, balancing genuine humour with heart; I’ll keep my eyes open for a live local performance.
Reading this made me want to sneak a peek at The Vicar of Wakefield. But first I want to read Richard Sheridan’s The School for Scandal. Apparently, J. H. Plumb’s The Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith is also a good biography.
Oliver Goldsmith dedicated this play to Samuel Johnson, his friend of many years. Goldsmith, a gregarious if somewhat loose-living fellow, was also a member of “The Club”, which met on Fridays at the Turk’s Head Tavern in London between 1764 and 1784. Its members included Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Edward Gibbon, Adam Smith, Joshua Reynolds, Richard Sheridan, Oliver Goldsmith, and others. Oh, to be a fly on the wall during those conversations!
MISS HARDCASTLE. One of us must certainly be mistaken.
The timeless play, She Stoops to Conquer, was first performed in 1773. It is a comedy of lovers, mistaken identities, and social etiquette, known for its wit, class-based satire, and relatable characters. It’s great fun, balancing genuine humour with heart; I’ll keep my eyes open for a live local performance.
Reading this made me want to sneak a peek at The Vicar of Wakefield. But first I want to read Richard Sheridan’s The School for Scandal. Apparently, J. H. Plumb’s The Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith is also a good biography.
Oliver Goldsmith dedicated this play to Samuel Johnson, his friend of many years. Goldsmith, a gregarious if somewhat loose-living fellow, was also a member of “The Club”, which met on Fridays at the Turk’s Head Tavern in London between 1764 and 1784. Its members included Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Edward Gibbon, Adam Smith, Joshua Reynolds, Richard Sheridan, Oliver Goldsmith, and others. Oh, to be a fly on the wall during those conversations!
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