Abstract
An analysis of the way details of Goldsmith's life may, or may not, be discovered from his literary works, both of fiction and non fiction. In particular, I show how many previously unmentioned details may be gleaned from his History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1774).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Life Writing: Essays on autobiography, biography and literature |
| Editors | Richard Bradford |
| Place of Publication | Basingstoke |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 56-69 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-230-20252-8 |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 2010 |
Keywords
- Oliver Goldsmith
- autobiography
- biography
- History of the Earth and Animated Nature