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The Vicar of Wakefield
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
NY: D. Appleton and Company. VG. 1903. New Edition. Hardcover. 1903 edition bound in red cloth with paper spine label. Illustrated wi th 24 color plates by Thomas Rowlandson. 12mo size, 219pp. A VG copy, paper spine label lightly rubbed and has a tiny corner chip. Book is o therwise clean, tight and unmarked. .
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
- Dearly Departed Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76004
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1903
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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