Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 116 Irving, Washington 1783 1859 Crayon, Geoffrey Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, William Craig, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography" by Washington Irving is a biographical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the life of the celebrated author and poet Oliver Goldsmith, delving into his early years, education, and personal struggles, while also highlighting the characteristics and influences of his family. The narrative spans Goldsmith's journey from his modest upbringing in Ireland to his various adventures and misadventures, ultimately painting a vivid picture of his profound yet whimsical nature. At the start of the biography, Irving introduces Goldsmith, emphasizing the personal warmth readers feel toward him, shaped by his relatable experiences and struggles. The opening chapters outline Goldsmith's origins in a less-than-prosperous household, detailing his schooling under whimsical yet demanding tutors and his early literary inclinations. Irving recounts Goldsmith's formative experiences, including humorous episodes from his adolescence and the challenges he faced at university. Overall, the opening establishes a foundation for understanding Goldsmith's character and foreshadows the trials that would shape his literary voice and ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774 Authors, Irish -- 18th century -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 720681 720682 2024-10-04T05:18:38.563451 2023-10-04T05:41:18.000716 text/html text/html 741261 2021-02-26T00:19:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 264550 2021-02-26T00:19:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 358854 2024-10-04T05:18:51.102879 application/epub+zip 372941 2024-10-04T05:18:43.390387 application/epub+zip 356796 2024-10-04T05:18:41.077463 application/epub+zip 600625 2024-10-04T05:18:57.055817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560436 2024-10-04T05:18:49.857866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554683 2022-09-04T08:23:09.578073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632107 631924 2024-10-04T05:18:37.412489 2023-10-04T05:41:17.287655 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 631812 2012-10-07T20:57:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 251581 2012-10-07T21:03:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 631804 2012-10-07T20:57:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251527 2012-10-07T21:03:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21461 2024-10-04T05:18:57.612831 application/rdf+xml 11724 2024-10-04T05:18:42.195393 image/jpeg 2803 2024-10-04T05:18:41.633420 image/jpeg 348706 2024-10-04T05:18:38.624425 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia