The Resume

(November 10, 1730-April 4, 1774)
Born in Pallas, County Longford, Ireland
Wrote novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield' (1766)
Wrote poem 'The Deserted Village' (1770)
Wrote plays 'The Good-natur'd Man' (1768) and 'She Stoops to Conquer' (1771)

Why he might be annoying:

His historical and scientific works are inaccurate (and often plagiarized).
He was often broke or in debt.
He was a compulsive gambler.
Horace Walpole called him an 'inspired idiot.'
He was a notoriously bad public speaker.
He was resentful of his friend Samuel Johnson's fame.
He planned to emigrate to the United States but missed the boat.
He died trying to treat himself for a kidney infection.

Why he might not be annoying:

He caught smallpox as a child and was permanently disfigured.
He managed to tour Europe with little money, supporting himself with flute playing and English lessons.
He may have written 'The History of Goody Two-Shoes,' one of the first children's books.
Much of his work is concerned with the suffering of the poor and powerless.
'The Vicar of Wakefield,' ignored in his own time, was very popular in the 19th century.
His naturalistic comedies revolutionized 18th century theatre.
Samuel Johnson wrote his epitaph, 'He touched nothing he did not adorn.'

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 18th Century Poets
• Children's Book Authors
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 2]
• Gold, Silver and Bronze
• I Attended Trinity College [Dublin, Ireland]
• I Attended University of Edinburgh
• I Died in Debt
• I Have Smallpox
• I Need to Place a Wager
• I Was Homeless
• I Write Bildungsroman
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Physicians Turned Authors
• Playwrights
• Poets
• Powdered Wig Wearers
• Profiles 20501-20750 (Ranked: 20506)
• Sixty-Nine
• Smith Versus Jones

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 48 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 59 Votes: 66.10% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 52.27% Annoying