Oliver Goldsmith

The Vicar of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith

The Vicar of Wakefield follows the life of a wealthy vicar and his family who lie an idyllic life in their country parish thanks to the vicar's clever investments. The evening that his son is to marry an heiress,...

She Stoops to Conquer

by Oliver Goldsmith

She Stoops to Conquer was first performed in 1773, and remains popular today. Written by Irish playwright Oliver Goldsmith, it is a comedy of errors spanning the events of one night.

The Vicar of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith & Stephen Coote

"The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity."

When Dr Primrose loses his fortune in a disastrous investment, his idyllic life in the country is shattered...

My Life With Redskins

by Oliver Goldsmith

There are a lot of things about Washington that are hard to believe, and not the least of these is the saga of the Washington Redskins. The only thing harder to find in the national capital than a good apartment...

The Vicar of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family,...

She Stoops to Conquer

by Oliver Goldsmith

Wealthy countryman Mr. Hardcastle arranges for his daughter Kate to meet Charles Marlow, the son of a wealthy Londoner, hoping the pair will marry. Unfortunately Marlow is nervous around upper-class women, yet...