The Deserted Village / Hawthorn Private Press / Oliver Goldsmith

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Deserted Village / Hawthorn Private Press / Oliver Goldsmith

Entry/Object ID

2025.16.118

Description

The Deserted Village is a famous social protest poem written in 1770. While it is written in verse, it tells a poignant "story" of the destruction of a fictional, idyllic village called Auburn.

Collection

Howard Kistler

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Language

English

Book Details

Author

Oliver Goldsmith

Illustrator

Carey Clarke

Volume/Number/Issue

Number 32

Edition

Limited to 75 copies

Publisher

Hawthorn Private Press

Place Published

City

Dublin

Country

Ireland

Date Published

1975

Printer

Hawthorn Private Press

Date Printed

1975