Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith

Oliver GoldsmithProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.2
Word count
795K words
Chapters
80

Tags

English Originals Classic Works Social ObservationHumanistic CareIllustrated GuidePopular ExplanationTraditional AestheticsEclectic ReadingVictorian Era

Summary

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.Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith by Oliver GoldsmithAuthor: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Jun 29, 2015

Editor's review

This eBook is Project Gutenberg's illustrated edition of Oliver Goldsmith's works, with illustrations by the Dalziel brothers. Its value lies not in offering new scholarly annotation but in placing an 18th-century English literary text alongside Victorian woodcut illustrations, letting readers see directly how a classic was visually received in a different era. Goldsmith excelled in prose, poetry, and comedy; his language is humorous and warm with human feeling, making this a suitable sample of 18th-century popular prose for introductory English literature courses. The Project Gutenberg edition is free and searchable, convenient for classroom excerpts and self-study browsing. Note that this is an English public-domain eBook; illustration quality is limited by the scan source, and it lacks a modern introduction and detailed notes, so it is better as supplementary reading than as the sole scholarly base text. It can be read casually by literature lovers or used alongside a British literature history course to observe the relationship between illustrations and text.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the main text first, then revisit the Dalziel illustrations and compare what the images select and emphasize in the plot.
  2. Read alongside a brief biography of Goldsmith to understand the 18th-century English social context.
  3. For classroom use, select a single essay or poem as an excerpt to avoid stylistic fatigue from reading straight through.
  4. Use an online dictionary for unfamiliar words; there is no need to read word by word—keep the overall feel of the language.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book the complete works of Goldsmith? Not a complete works in the strict sense, but a selection of Goldsmith's works as included in the Dalziel brothers' illustrated edition. For specific contents, consult the eBook's table of contents to confirm the scope. It is suitable as a selected reader, not as a replacement for a critical complete edition.
What role do the illustrations play in reading? The illustrations were made by the Dalziel brothers and reflect a Victorian visual understanding of the 18th-century text. They help readers imagine scenes and also reveal the illustrators' choices about characters and plot. Readers can treat the illustrations as a second text and observe the differences between image and word.
Is this edition suitable for citation in academic papers? It can serve as supplementary material for reading the text and studying the illustrations, but the Project Gutenberg eBook lacks modern scholarly annotation and textual notes. For formal citation, check authoritative critical editions or academic press editions, and cite the eBook source and access information.

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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.