A History Of Rome From The Earliest Times
1769
First Published
373
Number of Pages
The first edition appeared in 1769. Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774) attended Trinity College, Dublin, obtaining his degree in 1749. He became a prolific writer, and a member of Samuel Johnson's circle; and may be remembered best as the author of the Vicar of Wakefield, Citizen of the World, and The Deserted Village.
Author
Oliver Goldsmith
Author · 20 books
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.
