The poem was written as a response to the Inclosure Acts, which essentially forced poor farmers to leave the countryside and migrate to the cities. A once lively town filled ...

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

ÊSweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain, Where health and plenty cheer'd the labouring swain, Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid, And parting summer's lingering ...

Reproduction of the original: The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith

Reproduction of the original: The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith