Oliver Goldsmith

Broschiertes Buch

The Traveler And The Deserted Village (1891)

Beschreibung

The Traveler and the Deserted Village is a novel written by Oliver Goldsmith and published in 1891. The book tells the story of a traveler who visits a small village that has been abandoned and left in ruins. Through his interactions with the few remaining villagers, the traveler learns about the history of the village and the reasons for its decline. The novel explores themes of social change, economic hardship, and the impact of progress on traditional ways of life. Goldsmith's vivid descriptions of the village and its inhabitants create a sense of nostalgia for a simpler time, while also highlighting the challenges faced by those who are left behind in the wake of progress. The Traveler and the Deserted Village is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish author, playwright, dramatist, and poet who lived from 10 November 1728 to 4 April 1774. Goldsmith claimed to a biographer that he was born on November 10, 1728, yet his exact birthdate and year are unknown. He was either born in the Smith Hill House in the vicinity of Elphin, County Roscommon, or at Pallas, close to Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland. His schooling seems to have mostly given him a liking for expensive clothing, card games, Irish tunes, and playing the flute. Goldsmith, a perpetual debtor and gambling addict, wrote a ton for London's publishers while working as a hack writer on Grub Street. To publish his 1758 translation of the memoirs of the Huguenot Jean Marteilhe, he assumed the alias ""James Willington"" at this time. His contemporaries regarded him as envious, impulsive, and disorganized, with a history of planning to immigrate to America but failing because he missed his ship. The incorrect diagnosis of his kidney ailment before his untimely death in 1774 may have contributed to it. Goldsmith was laid to rest in London's Temple Church. At the location of his interment, a memorial honoring him had previously been erected, but it had been destroyed in a 1941 air strike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 237g
• ISBN-13: 9781437342192
• ISBN-10: 1437342191
• Artikelnr.: 25887508