Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography

This biography, written by celebrated American author Washington Irving, offers a detailed account of the life and work of Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. Best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield and the play She Stoops to Conquer, Goldsmith led a tumultuous life marked by financial struggles and literary triumphs. Irving highlights Goldsmiths wit, charm, and his significant contributions to 18th-century literature, painting a sympathetic portrait of a man whose personal hardships were often overshadowed by his artistic achievements.

Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American writer best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". This is a biography of Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Naturd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771).