• Two of Oliver Goldsmith's best-selling works are in this Kindle eBook: The Vicar of Wakefield (a novel) & She Stoops to Conquer (a play) The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale (Supposed to be written by Himself) 1766 This is one of the most popular and widely read novels of its Victorian times, The Vicar of Wakefield involves Dr Charles Primrose, his wife and their six children. As his son is about to marry, the Vicar loses his wealth, the wedding is called off, and life changes forever. She Stoops to Conquer (or, The Mistakes of a Night. A Comedy) 1771 The events of the play take place in one night. Rich countryman Mr. Hardcastle organises a meeting between his daughter Kate and Charles Marlow, hoping they will marry. Kate, knowing Charles is more comfortable around common women, 'stoops to conquer', by posing as a maid. Meanwhile a romance develops between Constance and Hastings. About The Author Anglo-Irish novelist Oliver Goldsmith (1728 – 1774) was also a playwright and poet, known for The Vicar of Wakefield, the pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) and She Stoops to Conquer (first performed in 1773).
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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.
