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The Vicar of Wakefield
by Goldsmith, Oliver
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About This Item
London: Printed for Ogilvy and Speare by T. Bensley, 1692. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. The front board is attached but loose, with threads showing through, so handle with care. Bound in full leather over boards, scuffing to tips, edges, extremities, with gilt stamped title over burgundy label, gilt ruling to borders of both front and rear panels. A small tome measuring 5" X 8", and featuring engraved frontispiece, iv pp. of Table of Contents, then 283 pp. T. Bensley printed this early reprint (it having been first published in 1764) for Ogilvy and Speare. Four stamped fleurs-de-lis at spine, between five gilt-stamped borders.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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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- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Ogilvy and Speare by T. Bensley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1692
- Size
- 16mo 6" - 7" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Vicar of Wakefield|English literature|Oliver Goldsmith
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