The Traveller and The Deserted Village

Originally published in 1906, this book contains the text of two of Oliver Goldsmith's longer poems, 'The Traveller' and 'The Deserted Village'.

Oliver Goldsmith (Author), W. Murison (Edited by)

9781107682610, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 May 2014

106 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.6 cm, 0.11 kg

Originally published in 1906 as part of the Pitt Press Series, and intended for use in schools, this book contains the text of two of Oliver Goldsmith's longer poems, 'The Traveller' and 'The Deserted Village', which was dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds. Murison includes a brief biography of Goldsmith, as well as chronological tables of his life and works and detailed notes on the poem. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Goldsmith or in eighteenth-century literature.

Introduction: 1. Life of Goldsmith
2. The Traveller and the Deserted Village
3. Goldsmith's verse
Chronological table
The Traveller
The Deserted Village
Notes to The Traveller
Notes to the Deserted Village
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]