The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (no date) 256 pp. Light rubbing to the cover edges. The paper covering to the interior hinges is just beginning to crack, but the hinges are strong. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.
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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- Bookseller
- Persephone's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052864
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Literature - English
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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