Author: Oliver Goldsmith et al.
Title: The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson and William Shenstone
Description: London, George Routledge and Sons, c1883. Leather. A collection of the poems of Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson and William Shenstone. With biographical notices and notes. Showcasing the poetry of the 18th century, the volume contains work by the following poets: Oliver Goldsmith. Born in Ireland, Goldsmith was a novelist playwright and poet, whose most famous works include the novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield' and the poem 'The Deserted Village&apos. Tobias Smollett, the Scottish writer, best known for his picaresque novels, including 'The Expedition of Humphry Clinker&apos. Samuel Johnson, the hugely influential writer of poetry, essays, critical works, and biographies. William Shenstone, who alongside his poetical work, is considered one of the first landscape gardeners. Including decorative red borders to each page. In a full calf binding with gilt tooling to the spine. Externally, smart, though with some light rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Pages are bright and clean, with just a few spots to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Poetry Goldsmith Tobias Smollett Samuel Johnson Goldsmith None


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