The Vicar of Wakefield (Harrap Illustrated Classics) - Softcover

Goldsmith, Oliver

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9780245542701: The Vicar of Wakefield (Harrap Illustrated Classics)

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ISBN 10: 0245542701 ISBN 13: 9780245542701

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1985

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Oliver Goldsmith is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska.

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Novel by Oliver Goldsmith, published in two volumes in 1766. The story, a portrait of village life, is narrated by Dr. Primrose, the title character, whose family endures many trials--including the loss of most of their money, the seduction of one daughter, the destruction of their home by fire, and the vicar's incarceration--before all is put right in the end. The novel's idealization of rural life, sentimental moralizing, and melodramatic incidents are countered by a sharp but good-natured irony. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature

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