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The Vicar of Wakefield
by GOLDSMITH, OLIVER
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: Henry Frowde, 1901. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5?" - 6?" tall. Publisher: Henry Frowde, London. The World Classic's Edition. 1901. Reprinted 1903. Small Harcover Book in Fair Condition. 213 pp, 16mo, in burgundy leather binding that is clean, with wear and scuffing around edges, rounded corner, spine loose from crash. Sewn binding tight and solid. Frontis missing. Foxing of endpapers. TEG. Pages are clean and unmarked, some foxing, no creases. An English Classic of 18th Century English Village Life. A charming and humorous story of the trials and triumphs of a simple village vicar in rural England. by Oliver Goldsmith (1731-1774) Irish born English Poet, Playwright, and Novelist. First published in 1766. 213 pp. 16mo. Publisher: Henry Frowde, 1901
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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- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028782
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Author
- GOLDSMITH, OLIVER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 16mo - over 5?" - 6?"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH; RURAL ENGLAND; CLERGY; VICAR;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction. Classics;
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