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The Vicar of Wakefield (Penguin English Library)
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0140431594
- ISBN 13
- 9780140431599
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Classics, 1982. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good condition. Moderately well-worn mass market paperback. Clean, tight, unmarked. 213 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005504688
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield (Penguin English Library)
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140431594
- ISBN 13
- 9780140431599
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
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Glossary
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- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Trade Paperback
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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