Short extract from The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith. The 430 line poem, is considered to be one of Goldsmith's greatest works and laments the displacement of agrarian villagers at the behest of a greedy landlord.
Oliver Goldsmith - The Deserted Village - read by Martin Nutty
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