The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country, by Dr. Goldsmith

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by Oliver Goldsmith

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition ++++British LibraryT146042Forms part of Cooke's pocket edition of Select British Classics. With an additional titlepage engraved, dated 1799. printed for C. Cooke, and sold by all the booksellers in Great Britain, [1799?]. 2v., plates; 12

Genres: Fiction

238 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1760

About the author

Literary reputation of Irish-born British writer Oliver Goldsmith rests on his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), the pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and the dramatic comedy She Stoops to Conquer (1773).

This Anglo-Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, and essayist wrote, translated, or compiled more than forty volumes. Good sense, moderation, balance, order, and intellectual honesty mark the works for which people remember him.

Reviews

[Svetlana · Rating 4 out of 5]

С этой книжкой произошел прикольный случай. Мы летели в Шанхай, я сижу, читаю. А мой попутчик у меня спрашивает, что читаю. Я думаю, не буду особо выпендриваться и говорить название, и сказала – да так, про нравы англичан 18 века. Он так поморщился и говорит: «А-а-а, историческая значит». Я: «Ага» :)))
В целом книжка конечно же интересная – про китайца Лян Чи Альтанчжи, который приехал в Англию изучать местные нравы, про то, как он сравнивает местные обычаи со своими, китайскими, и ведет переписку со своими друзьями на востоке. Книга очень огромная, у меня читалка висла наверное неделю, пока я не сообразила, что это от этой книжки. Очень, очень полезно и познавательно. А главное – с юмором :))) Так что советую, для развлечения и не только.

[Tommy P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good fun in this book of witty criticism of the habits and foibles of 18th century English society. I confess some of it went over my head. Sure would be nice to discover a source of analysis and explanation.
Still, I enjoyed it.