Vicar of Wakefield, The (World's Classics #4)
by Goldsmith, Oliver
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford, 1938. 238 pages, blind stamped navy cloth covers with blue printers ink on top edges, navy silk ribbon intact, bottom edges scruffed, tight. DJ is red with black & white ltrs while nicked on edges with sticker on back cover First publised in 1766 and this publication in World's Classic series in 1938.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4 x 6.
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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- Cheryl's Book Nook
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0021444
- Title
- Vicar of Wakefield, The (World's Classics #4)
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 4 x 6
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Non-Fiction: Literature;
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