Oliver Goldsmith, born in 1728, was a gifted wordsmith. His creativity found expression in poems, novels, essays and plays. Even the classic children’s story, ‘The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes’, was believed to have been authored by Goldsmith in I765.
His poem ‘The Traveller’ was published in 1764. As its name suggests, it is inspired by his wanderings through Europe. In 1770 he wrote ‘The Deserted Village’, his greatest poetic work. This book recreates homely rural life through a series of short poems.
‘The Good Natur’d Man’, and ‘She Stoops to Conquer’, were plays penned by him. ‘She Stoops to Conquer’, was an instant success. Goldsmith also wrote ‘The Hermit’, a romantic ballad which has 160 lines.
The great poet Oliver Goldsmith passed away in 1774.
