Preface Part One: The Life 1. An Irish Boyhood: 1728–45 2. Dublin and its Aftermath: 1745–52 3. Edinburgh and Leyden: 1752–54 4. The Grand Tour: 1755 5. England in 1756 6. Hard Times: 1756–61 7. Music, Drama and Politics: 1757–60 8. Great Expectations: 1761–62 9. Meeting the Right People: 1763–65 10. Novelist and Dramatist: 1766–68 11. The Professor of Ancient History: 1769 12. An Offer from Lord North: a Visit to Paris: 1770 13. Summers in the Country: Winters in Town: 1771–72 14. She Stoops to Conquer: 1773 15. Falling Shadows: 1773 16. The End: 1774 Conclusion Part Two: The Works 17. The Critic 18. The Journalist 19. The Biographer 20. The Citizen of the World 21. The Vicar of Wakefield (I) 22. The Vicar of Wakefield (II) 23. The Poet (I) 24. The Poet (II) 25. The Dramatist (I) 26. The Dramatist (II) 27. The Translator 28. The Compiler Conclusion Appendixes I The History of Francis Wills and the Mystery of Goldsmith’s Lost Novel II A Note on Goldsmith’s Influence on the French Stage III A Comparative Estimate of Money Values in Goldsmith’s Time and in Ours
Biography
A. Lytton Sells, a graduate of Cambridge and of the Sorbonne, had an extraordinarily long teaching career which began in 1923. He held various positions at the University of Padua, Indiana University and taught at University of Durham until his retirement.
