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The Vicar of Wakefield (Harrap's Choice Book series, No. 3)
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: George G Harrap. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Undated (circa 1920s). 288pp. XXpp. Pictorial paper-covered boards; fore and bottom edges untrimmed. 12mo. Front joint cracked, minor loss. Spine ends and corners rubbed. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges tanning. Endpapers tanning and foxing. Prelims foxing. Otherwise internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. Tissue protected frontispiece of Oliver Goldsmith.
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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- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield (Harrap's Choice Book series, No. 3)
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G Harrap
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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