THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
by Goldsmith, Oliver; Edited with an Introduction and Notes By Oswald Doughty
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: The Scholartis Press, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth gilt, 8vo., liii, 243 pages. One of 1,450 copies printed on Abbey Mills mould-made paper. Trimmed front and rear panels of the DW laid in. Front hinge just starting, light edgewear, else a very good copy, in archival mylar.
Synopsis
"The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity." When Dr Primrose loses his fortune in a disastrous investment, his idyllic life in the country is shattered and he is forced to move with his wife and six children to an impoverished living on the estate of Squire Thornhill. Taking to the road in pursuit of his daughter, who has been seduced by the rakish Squire, the beleaguered Primrose becomes embroiled in a series of misadventures – encountering his long-lost son in a travelling theatre company and even spending time in a debtor’s prison. Yet Primrose, though hampered by his unworldliness and pride, is sustained by his unwavering religious faith. In The Vicar of Wakefield , Goldsmith gently mocks many of the literary conventions of his day – from pastoral and romance to the picaresque – infusing his story of a hapless clergyman with warm humour and amiable social satire. In his introduction, Stephen Coote discusses Goldsmith’s eventful life, the literary devices used in the novel, and its central themes of Christianity, justice and the family. This edition also includes a bibliography and notes.
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- Entropy Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001962
- Title
- THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver; Edited with an Introduction and Notes By Oswald Doughty
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Scholartis Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Scholartis
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