A composite biography of the great 18th-century English novelist, poet, dramatist, critic, essayist, biographer, and historian, Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), made from the collected views of most of those who were associated with him. Its chief aim is the selection of those recollections that have not been reprinted, as well as those that are not readily available. The pieces, arranged chronologically, cover almost all the stages of Goldsmith's life. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvii, 230 pages ; 23 cm. Series; Macmillan's Interviews and recollections. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-218) and index. Contents; Partial contents Oliver Goldsmith / Robert Anderson -- Mrs Hodson's Narrative / Catherine Hodson -- Continued Struggle / John Watkinson -- Goldsmith and William / Hester Milner -- Goldsmith and Religion / John Evans -- Goldsmith Visits Me / Dr Farr -- Worldly Wisdom / Oliver Goldsmith -- Goldsmith's Singularities and Merits / John Hawkins -- In Great Distress / Samuel Johnson -- Goldsmith and Johnson / Arthur Murphy -- Goldsmith and Newbery / Charles Welsh -- Kill Only Your Enemies / Mrs Gwyn -- An Encounter with Goldsmith / James Boswell -- Goldsmith's Character / John Taylor -- Goldsmith at the Temple / Robert Day -- A Famous Dinner / James Boswell -- Write Often / Oliver Goldsmith -- His Good Nature / M'Veagh M'Donnell -- For God's Sake Take the Play / Oliver Goldsmith -- Goldsmith's Envy / James Beattie -- Goldsmith in the Literary Club / Hester Lynch (Thrale) Piozzi -- The Character of Goldsmith / Richard Cumberland -- Goldsmith as a Dramatist and a Person / Samuel Foote -- Goldsmith and David Garrick / Thomas Davies -- Goldsmith and Percy / Alice C.C. Gaussen -- She Stoops to Conquer / Alice C.C. Gaussen -- Dr Goldsmith / Joseph Cradock -- Goldsmith's Writing Career / Edmond Malone -- An Account of the Late Dr Goldsmith's Illness / William Hawes -- A Tribute to Goldsmith as a Poet / John Tait -- An Ingenious Writer / Edmund Burke -- Goldsmith / W.M. Thackeray -- The Personality of Goldsmith / Richard Brinsley Sheridan Knowles -- Memoir / William Spalding -- Portrait of Goldsmith / Joshua Reynolds -- The Eccentric Poet / James Northcote -- Reynolds's Affection for Goldsmith / Charles Robert Leslie and Tom Taylor -- Oliver Goldsmith / John Watkins -- Memoir of Goldsmith / David Masson -- Goldsmith and His First Biography / Alice C.C. Gaussen -- Memorandum / Oliver Goldsmith -- Dr Goldsmith's Character / Thomas Percy -- The Character of Goldsmith / James Boswell -- He Had Many Good Qualities / Mary Hamilton -- Goldsmith's Benevolence / George Colman, the Younger. Subjects; Goldsmith, Oliver 1730?-1774 ; Interviews. Goldsmith, Oliver 1730?-1774 Friends and associates. Goldsmith, Oliver 1728-1774 ; Biography. 1700-1799. Authors, Irish 18th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 409213
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvii, 230 pages ; 23 cm. Series; Macmillan's Interviews and recollections. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-218) and index. Contents; Partial contents Oliver Goldsmith / Robert Anderson -- Mrs Hodson's Narrative / Catherine Hodson -- Continued Struggle / John Watkinson -- Goldsmith and William / Hester Milner -- Goldsmith and Religion / John Evans -- Goldsmith Visits Me / Dr Farr -- Worldly Wisdom / Oliver Goldsmith -- Goldsmith's Singularities and Merits / John Hawkins -- In Great Distress / Samuel Johnson -- Goldsmith and Johnson / Arthur Murphy -- Goldsmith and Newbery / Charles Welsh -- Kill Only Your Enemies / Mrs Gwyn -- An Encounter with Goldsmith / James Boswell -- Goldsmith's Character / John Taylor -- Goldsmith at the Temple / Robert Day -- A Famous Dinner / James Boswell -- Write Often / Oliver Goldsmith -- His Good Nature / M'Veagh M'Donnell -- For God's Sake Take the Play / Oliver Goldsmith -- Goldsmith's Envy / James Beattie -- Goldsmith in the Literary Club / Hester Lynch (Thrale) Piozzi -- The Character of Goldsmith / Richard Cumberland -- Goldsmith as a Dramatist and a Person / Samuel Foote -- Goldsmith and David Garrick / Thomas Davies -- Goldsmith and Percy / Alice C.C. Gaussen -- She Stoops to Conquer / Alice C.C. Gaussen -- Dr Goldsmith / Joseph Cradock -- Goldsmith's Writing Career / Edmond Malone -- An Account of the Late Dr Goldsmith's Illness / William Hawes -- A Tribute to Goldsmith as a Poet / John Tait -- An Ingenious Writer / Edmund Burke -- Goldsmith / W.M. Thackeray -- The Personality of Goldsmith / Richard Brinsley Sheridan Knowles -- Memoir / William Spalding -- Portrait of Goldsmith / Joshua Reynolds -- The Eccentric Poet / James Northcote -- Reynolds's Affection for Goldsmith / Charles Robert Leslie and Tom Taylor -- Oliver Goldsmith / John Watkins -- Memoir of Goldsmith / David Masson -- Goldsmith and His First Biography / Alice C.C. Gaussen -- Memorandum / Oliver Goldsmith -- Dr Goldsmith's Character / Thomas Percy -- The Character of Goldsmith / James Boswell -- He Had Many Good Qualities / Mary Hamilton -- Goldsmith's Benevolence / George Colman, the Younger. Subjects; Goldsmith, Oliver 1730?-1774 ; Interviews. Goldsmith, Oliver 1730?-1774 Friends and associates. Goldsmith, Oliver 1728-1774 ; Biography. 1700-1799. Authors, Irish 18th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 409213
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Black Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1993. xviii, 932pp. "A composite biography of the great 18th-century English novelist, poet, dramatist, critic, essayist, biographer, and historian, Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), made from the collected views of most of those who were associated with him. Its chief aim is the selection of those recollections that have not been reprinted, as well as those that are not readily available. The pieces, arranged chronologically, cover almost all the stages of Goldsmith's life." Unclipped jacket in excellent condition. Book in ecellent conditon, a minor inscription by previous owner on FFEP. Seller Inventory # LitGoldsmith003
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Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.
Condition: excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: excellent. hbk 230pp excellent in dj in protective sleeve as new. Seller Inventory # SBL715
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by Macmillan/ St Martin's Press in 1993, this is the first hardback printing of Goldsmith (Oliver): Interviews and Recollections. 230 pages, black cloth binding, the book is in very good condition with a little dusty browning to the top page edges. The dust jacket is also very good. Seller Inventory # 1736
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