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Birth and Parentage-Characteristics of the Goldsmith
Race-Poetical Birthplace-Goblin House-Scenes of
Boyhood-Lissoy-Picture of a Country Parson-Gold-
smith's Schoolmistress-Byrne, the Village School-
master-Goldsmith's Hornpipe and Epigram-Uncle
Contarine-School Studies and School Sports-Mistakes
of a Night...
CHAPTER II
Improvident Marriages in the Goldsmith Family-Gold-
smith at the University-Situation of a Sizer-Tyranny
of Wilder, the Tutor-Pecuniary Straits-Street-Bal-
lads-College Riot-Gallows Walsh-College Prize-A
Dance interrupted.....
CHAPTER III
Goldsmith rejected by the Bishop-Second Sally to see the
World-Takes Passage for America-Ship sails without
him-Return on Fiddle-back-A Hospitable Friend-The *
Counsellor.....
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CHAPTER IV
Sallies forth as a Law Student-Stumbles at the Outset―
Cousin Jane and the Valentine-A Family Oracle-Sal-
lies forth as a Student of Medicine-Hocus-Pocus of a
Boarding-House-Transformations of a Leg of Mutton-
The Mock Ghost-Sketches of Scotland-Trials of Toady-
ism-A Poet's Purse for a Continental Tour ...
CHAPTER V
The Agreeable Fellow-Passengers-Risks from Friends
picked up by the Wayside-Sketches of Holland and the
Dutch-Shifts while a poor Student at Leyden- The
Tulip-Speculation-The Provident Flute-Sojourn at
Paris-Sketch of Voltaire-Travelling Shifts of a Philo-
sophic Vagabond
CHAPTER VI
Landing in England-Shifts of a Man without Money-The
Pestle and Mortar-Theatricals in a Barn-Launch
upon London-A City Night-Scene-Struggles with
Penury--Miseries of a Tutor-A Doctor in the Suburb-
Poor Practice and Second-hand Finery-A Tragedy in
Embryo-Project of the Written Mountains...
CHAPTER VII
Life of a Pedagogue-Kindness to Schoolboys-Pertness in
Return-Expensive Charities-The Griffiths and the
"Monthly Review"-Toils of a Literary Hack-Rupture
with the Griffiths.
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CHAPTER VIII
Newbery, of Picture-Book Memory-How to keep up
Appearances-Miseries of Authorship—A poor Relation—
Letter to Hodson....
CHAPTER IX
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Hackney Authorship-Thoughts of Literary Suicide-Return
to Peckham-Oriental Projects-Literary Enterprise to
raise Funds-Letter to Edward Wells; To Robert Bryan-
ton-Death of Uncle Contarine-Letter to Cousin Jane 135
CHAPTER X
Oriental Appointment; and Disappointment-Examination
at the College of Surgeons-How to procure a Suit of
Clothes-Fresh Disappointment-A Tale of Distress-
The Suit of Clothes in Pawn-Punishment for doing an
Act of Charity-Gayeties of Green Arbor Court-Letter
to his Brother-Life of Voltaire-Scroggins, an Attempt
at mock-heroic Poetry.
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CHAPTER XI
Publication of "The Inquiry"-Attacked by Griffiths'
Review-Kenrick the Literary Ishmaelite-Periodical
Literature-Goldsmith's Essays-Garrick as a Manager—
Smollett and his Schemes-Change of Lodgings-The
Robin Hood Club....
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CHAPTER XII
New Lodgings-Visits of Ceremony-Hangers-on-Pilking-
ton and the White Mouse-Introduction to Dr. Johnson
-Davies and his Bookshop-Pretty Mrs. Davies-Foote
and his Projects—Criticism of the Cudgel ..
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CHAPTER XIII
Oriental Projects-Literary Jobs-The Cherokee Chiefs-
Merry Islington and the White Conduit House-Letters
on the History of England-James Boswell-Dinner of
Davies-Anecdotes of Johnson and Goldsmith....
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CHAPTER XIV
Hogarth a Visitor at Islington; His Character-Street
Studies-Sympathies between Authors and Painters-
Sir Joshua Reynolds: His Character; His Dinners-The
Literary Club; Its Members-Johnson's Revels with
Lanky and Beau-Goldsmith at the Club.....
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CHAPTER XV
Johnson a Monitor to Goldsmith; Finds him in Distress
with his Landlady; Relieved by the "Vicar of Wake-
field"-The Oratorio-Poem of the "Traveller."-The
Poet and his Dog-Success of the Poem-Astonishment
at the Club-Observations on the Poem
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CHAPTER XVI
New Lodgings-Johnson's Compliment—A Titled Patron—
The Poet at Northumberland House-His Independence
of the Great-The Countess of Northumberland-"Edwin
and Angelina"-Gosfield and Lord Clare-Publication
of Essays-Evils of a Rising Reputation-Hangers-on-
Job-Writing-"Goody Two Shoes"-A Medical Cam-
paign-Mrs. Sidebotham
CHAPTER XVII
Publication of the "Vicar of Wakefield"; Opinions concern-
ing it: Of Dr. Johnson; Of Rogers the Poet; Of Goethe;
Its Merits; Exquisite Extract-Attack by Kenrick-
Reply-Book-Building-Project of a Comedy.
CHAPTER XVIII
Social Position of Goldsmith; His Colloquial Contests with
Johnson-Anecdotes and Illustrations....
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CHAPTER XIX
Social Resorts-The Shilling Whist-Club-A Practical Joke-
The Wednesday Club-The “Tun of Man"-The Pig-
Butcher-Tom King-Hugh Kelly-Glover and his Char-
acteristics
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CHAPTER XX
The Great Cham of Literature and the King-Scene at Sir
Joshua Reynolds's-Goldsmith accused of Jealousy—
Negotiations with Garrick-The Author and the Actor;
Their Correspondence
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