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Oliver Goldsmith (1728-74)
The Citizen of the world, or letters from a Chinese philosopher residing in London to his friends in the East. 1774
18.5 x 3.5 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1083631
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Oliver Goldsmith's Citizen of the World is a collection of letters purportedly written by a Chinese philosopher, Lien Chi , to friends in China. By using the motif of a traveller from 'the East' entirely unaccustomed to European morals and customs, in the vein of the 1721 Persian Letters of Montesquieu, Goldsmith was able to make pointed observations on the pecularities of British social life and manners that he would not ordinarily be able to do.
Provenance
From the library of George III at Windsor
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Creator(s)
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Measurements
18.5 x 3.5 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Other number(s)
ESTC : English Short Title Catalogue Citation Number – ESTC T146037
