Michael Griffin is Professor of English at the University of Limerick. He is General Editor, with David O'Shaughnessy, of The Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith (2024– ) and co-editor, also with O'Shaughnessy, of The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith (2018), both for Cambridge University Press. He is the author of Enlightenment in Ruins: The Geographies of Oliver Goldsmith (2013) and editor of The Selected Writings of Thomas Dermody (2012) and The Collected Poems of Laurence Whyte (2016). David O'Shaughnessy is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at the University of Galway. He is General Editor, with Michael Griffin, of The Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith (2024– ) and co-editor, also with Griffin, of The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith (2018), both for Cambridge University Press. He is also the editor of The Censorship of British Theatre: Playhouses and Prohibition, 1737–1843 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and Ireland, Enlightenment and the English Stage, 1740–1820 (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

• Part I. Life and Career: 1. Life Michael Griffin; 2. Letters David O'Shaughnessy; 3. Friendships and feuds Norma Clarke; 4. Booksellers and the book trade Richard C. Taylor; Part II. Social, Cultural and Intellectual Contexts: 5. Enlightenments Michael Brown; 6. Universities David A. Fleming; 7. Libraries Paul Goring; 8. The club Ian Newman; 9. Irish London John Bergin; 10. Liberty Nigel Wood; 11. Cosmopolitanism James Watt; 12. Marriage Aileen Douglas; 13. Gender Rebecca Anne Barr; 14. Race Kerry Sinanan; 15. Religion James Bryant Reeves; 16. Natural history and science Melissa Bailes; 17. War and empire Robert W. Jones; 18. Ghosts María Losada-Friend; Part III. Literary Contexts: 19. Fiction Ian Campbell Ross; 20. Theatre Gillian Russell; 21. Pastoral poetry Dustin Griffin; 22. Prospect poetry Katherine Turner; 23. Periodicals and literary reviewing Manushag N. Powell; 24. History writing Ben Dew; 25. Authorship Maureen Harkin; 26. Orientalism Eun Kyung Min; 27. Satire and sentiment Lynn Festa; 28. The sister arts Timothy Erwin; 29. Music and song Moyra Haslett; 30. France and French writing Amy Prendergast; Part IV. Critical Fortunes and Afterlives: 31. Editions Will Bowers; 32. Critical reception before 1900 Megan Kitching; 33. Critical reception after 1900 James Ward; 34. Afterlives 1: the Victorian vicar Jarlath Killeen; 35. Afterlives 2: theatre David Clare; 36. Afterlives 3: poetry Alfred Lutz.

'Oliver Goldsmith, the author of literary masterpieces in three genres (fiction, poetry, and drama), has never received the comprehensive treatment of other 18th-century British writers, whose careers have long been mapped. This volume fully remedies that inequity with a well-designed presentation of Goldsmith's works in the literary, social, intellectual, and cultural contexts of his time.… Highly recommended.' E. Kraft, CHOICE

Michael Griffin is Professor of English at the University of Limerick. He is General Editor, with David O'Shaughnessy, of The Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith (2024– ) and co-editor, also with O'Shaughnessy, of The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith (2018), both for Cambridge University Press. He is the author of Enlightenment in Ruins: The Geographies of Oliver Goldsmith (2013) and editor of The Selected Writings of Thomas Dermody (2012) and The Collected Poems of Laurence Whyte (2016). David O'Shaughnessy is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at the University of Galway. He is General Editor, with Michael Griffin, of The Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith (2024– ) and co-editor, also with Griffin, of The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith (2018), both for Cambridge University Press. He is also the editor of The Censorship of British Theatre: Playhouses and Prohibition, 1737–1843 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and Ireland, Enlightenment and the English Stage, 1740–1820 (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

• Part I. Life and Career: 1. Life Michael Griffin; 2. Letters David O'Shaughnessy; 3. Friendships and feuds Norma Clarke; 4. Booksellers and the book trade Richard C. Taylor; Part II. Social, Cultural and Intellectual Contexts: 5. Enlightenments Michael Brown; 6. Universities David A. Fleming; 7. Libraries Paul Goring; 8. The club Ian Newman; 9. Irish London John Bergin; 10. Liberty Nigel Wood; 11. Cosmopolitanism James Watt; 12. Marriage Aileen Douglas; 13. Gender Rebecca Anne Barr; 14. Race Kerry Sinanan; 15. Religion James Bryant Reeves; 16. Natural history and science Melissa Bailes; 17. War and empire Robert W. Jones; 18. Ghosts María Losada-Friend; Part III. Literary Contexts: 19. Fiction Ian Campbell Ross; 20. Theatre Gillian Russell; 21. Pastoral poetry Dustin Griffin; 22. Prospect poetry Katherine Turner; 23. Periodicals and literary reviewing Manushag N. Powell; 24. History writing Ben Dew; 25. Authorship Maureen Harkin; 26. Orientalism Eun Kyung Min; 27. Satire and sentiment Lynn Festa; 28. The sister arts Timothy Erwin; 29. Music and song Moyra Haslett; 30. France and French writing Amy Prendergast; Part IV. Critical Fortunes and Afterlives: 31. Editions Will Bowers; 32. Critical reception before 1900 Megan Kitching; 33. Critical reception after 1900 James Ward; 34. Afterlives 1: the Victorian vicar Jarlath Killeen; 35. Afterlives 2: theatre David Clare; 36. Afterlives 3: poetry Alfred Lutz.

'Oliver Goldsmith, the author of literary masterpieces in three genres (fiction, poetry, and drama), has never received the comprehensive treatment of other 18th-century British writers, whose careers have long been mapped. This volume fully remedies that inequity with a well-designed presentation of Goldsmith's works in the literary, social, intellectual, and cultural contexts of his time.… Highly recommended.' E. Kraft, CHOICE

Michael Griffin is Professor of English at the University of Limerick. He is General Editor, with David O'Shaughnessy, of The Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith (2024– ) and co-editor, also with O'Shaughnessy, of The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith (2018), both for Cambridge University Press. He is the author of Enlightenment in Ruins: The Geographies of Oliver Goldsmith (2013) and editor of The Selected Writings of Thomas Dermody (2012) and The Collected Poems of Laurence Whyte (2016). David O'Shaughnessy is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at the University of Galway. He is General Editor, with Michael Griffin, of The Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith (2024– ) and co-editor, also with Griffin, of The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith (2018), both for Cambridge University Press. He is also the editor of The Censorship of British Theatre: Playhouses and Prohibition, 1737–1843 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and Ireland, Enlightenment and the English Stage, 1740–1820 (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

• Part I. Life and Career: 1. Life Michael Griffin; 2. Letters David O'Shaughnessy; 3. Friendships and feuds Norma Clarke; 4. Booksellers and the book trade Richard C. Taylor; Part II. Social, Cultural and Intellectual Contexts: 5. Enlightenments Michael Brown; 6. Universities David A. Fleming; 7. Libraries Paul Goring; 8. The club Ian Newman; 9. Irish London John Bergin; 10. Liberty Nigel Wood; 11. Cosmopolitanism James Watt; 12. Marriage Aileen Douglas; 13. Gender Rebecca Anne Barr; 14. Race Kerry Sinanan; 15. Religion James Bryant Reeves; 16. Natural history and science Melissa Bailes; 17. War and empire Robert W. Jones; 18. Ghosts María Losada-Friend; Part III. Literary Contexts: 19. Fiction Ian Campbell Ross; 20. Theatre Gillian Russell; 21. Pastoral poetry Dustin Griffin; 22. Prospect poetry Katherine Turner; 23. Periodicals and literary reviewing Manushag N. Powell; 24. History writing Ben Dew; 25. Authorship Maureen Harkin; 26. Orientalism Eun Kyung Min; 27. Satire and sentiment Lynn Festa; 28. The sister arts Timothy Erwin; 29. Music and song Moyra Haslett; 30. France and French writing Amy Prendergast; Part IV. Critical Fortunes and Afterlives: 31. Editions Will Bowers; 32. Critical reception before 1900 Megan Kitching; 33. Critical reception after 1900 James Ward; 34. Afterlives 1: the Victorian vicar Jarlath Killeen; 35. Afterlives 2: theatre David Clare; 36. Afterlives 3: poetry Alfred Lutz.

'Oliver Goldsmith, the author of literary masterpieces in three genres (fiction, poetry, and drama), has never received the comprehensive treatment of other 18th-century British writers, whose careers have long been mapped. This volume fully remedies that inequity with a well-designed presentation of Goldsmith's works in the literary, social, intellectual, and cultural contexts of his time.… Highly recommended.' E. Kraft, CHOICE