The complete online text of Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome by Oliver Goldsmith.

The Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, and essayist Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774) wrote, translated, or compiled more than 40 volumes. The works for which he is remembered are marked by good sense, moderation, balance, order, and intellectual honesty. The f...

Oliver Goldsmith has a historical place in Canadian letters as the first published native-born poet. His poem The Rising Village (1825) is the first extended treatment in verse of the difficulties encountered by settlers in what are now the Maritime Prov...

The Canadian poet Oliver Goldsmith (1794-1861) is remembered primarily for "The Rising Village," the first book of verse to be written by a native Canadian, published in London. Oliver Goldsmith, a grandnephew of the British poet of the same name, was bo...

LONDON The Vandals are once more at the gates of "Rome"--in the shape of the BBC, the pubcaster with a reputation for high-quality fare that now stands accused of sexing up history in a drive for ratings. Vet British helmer Michael Apted...