The vicar of Wakefield /
by Oliver Goldsmith.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London, J.M. Dent ; [1908]
- Summary
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Rich with wisdom and gentle irony, Oliver Goldsmith's only novel is a charming comedy that tells of an unworldly and generous vicar who lives contentedly with his large family until disaster strikes. When his idyllic life is brutally interrupted by bankruptcy and his daughter's abduction, he lands in prison. Yet these misfortunes fail to dampen the vicar's spirit or cause him to lose sight of Christian morality. A delightful lampoon of such literary conventions of the day as pastoral scenes, artificial romance, and the hero's stoic bravery, The Vicar of Wakefield has remained a classic since it was first published in 1766.
- Note
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Illustrated lining papers.
Also issued online.
- Physical Description
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xvi, 222 pages ;
18 cm
- ISBN
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9780460012959
0460012959
9780460002950
0460002953
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