Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver GoldsmithProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Oliver Goldsmith by Oliver GoldsmithAuthor: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Oct 5, 2018

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This file is not a selection of Goldsmith's works but an index of his works compiled by Project Gutenberg, a bibliographic gateway to public-domain English texts. Its value lies in gathering Goldsmith's scattered works on the Gutenberg platform into a single list, saving the trouble of searching item by item; it serves as a bibliographic guide before research or reading. Its strengths are that it is free, open, clearly language-tagged, and includes a Library of Congress classification number to help identify the category. Typical reading situations are humanities students surveying sources before an assignment, or English literature enthusiasts checking which texts are available before reading works such as The Vicar of Wakefield or She Stoops to Conquer. Note that the index contains no primary text and offers no textual collation or annotations, so it is better used as a checklist than as reading material.

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Does this index contain the full texts of Goldsmith's works?

No. It is a catalog index of Oliver Goldsmith's works compiled by Project Gutenberg, mainly listing available work entries and related information on the platform; the full texts must be opened separately by following the index.

Why is the author's birth year given as 1730?

The source labels the author's birth year as 1730? The question mark indicates uncertainty about the birth year; scholars disagree on Goldsmith's exact birth year, and the index retains this doubtful marking rather than being a typo.

What language proficiency is needed to read this index?

The index and the works it points to are in English, with the language marked as English, so some English reading ability is needed. To understand the bibliographic structure only, a dictionary is enough for searching.

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About the author

Oliver Goldsmith Author · British · 1730–1774

Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) was an Irish-born English writer, poet and playwright. After graduating from Trinity College Dublin, he studied medicine in Edinburgh and Leiden, settled in London in 1756 and made his living by his pen. His work spans fiction, poetry and drama: the novel The Vicar of Wakefield portrays the joys and sorrows of a country clergyman's family with warm humour; the long poem The Deserted Village laments the decline of rural life; and the comedy She Stoops to Conquer builds its laughter on mistaken identity and social confusion and is still performed today. His writing is natural and humane, blending satire with sentiment, and remains an important voice in eighteenth-century English literature. The library holds twelve of his works.