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The Vicar of Wakefield
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: George Routledge & Sons. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Gray cloth boards with gilt, black, tan and pink decorations, top edge gilt, rubbed on points with mild slant to spine. Burgundy endpapers, internally sound with bright color illustrations throughout and a handsome copy. With Prefatory Memoir by George Saintsbury And One Hundred and Fourteen Coloured Illustrations.; MCF04166; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 291 pp .
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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- Bookseller
- McCormick Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37511
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Illustrator
- V. A. Poirson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Literature Classics Fiction Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
McCormick Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About McCormick Books
Mail order book store specializing in Genealogy, History and Michigan History.
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