The Vicar of Wakefield - Softcover

Oliver Goldsmith

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451504283 ISBN 13: 9780451504289

Publisher: Lancer/Magnum, 1968

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Clean copy with minor sticker residue on cover. Bookstore stamp on first page. Rest of pages are clean with no writing or marks.

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About the Author:

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

Review:

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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