Oliver Goldsmith
Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774) · Writers · Lived 1728 to 1774 · aged 45
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He produced literary works in a variety of genres and is regarded as one of the most versatile writers of the Georgian era.
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Goldsmith's family home in Auburn, Kilkenny, Dublin Penny Journal, 1834![A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's.[12] Left to right: James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick, Edmund Burke, Pasquale Paoli, Charles Burney, a servant (possibly Francis Barber), Thomas Warton, Oliver Goldsmith. (select a detail of the image for more information)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/JoshuaReynoldsParty.jpg/500px-JoshuaReynoldsParty.jpg)
A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's.[12] Left to right: James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick, Edmund Burke, Pasquale Paoli, Charles Burney, a servant (possibly Francis Barber), Thomas Warton, Oliver Goldsmith. (select a detail of the image for more information)
A plaque to Oliver Goldsmith at the Temple Church in London, where he was buried.
A statue of Goldsmith at Trinity College DublinAbout this person
His works are known for their realistic depictions of British society, and his comedy plays for the English stage are considered second in importance only to those of playwright William Shakespeare. Credited with introducing sentimentalism in English literature in 18th-century Great Britain, several of Goldsmith's publications are popular classics of the period, including his only novel, The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), and the comedy play She Stoops to Conquer (1773).
