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TitleThe Vicar of Wakefield
AuthorGoldsmith, Oliver
Asset Number00615
PublisherJohn Hogg
ISBN
Published Date1886
Edition1
Printing1
Description
Pictorial cloth harcover - bindings and boards tight. All edges gilt.
 
With thirty-two illustrations by William Mulready RA.
 
And a biographical sketch of Goldsmith (with portrait) by Henry J Nicoll.
 
The Vicar of Wakefield, subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself, is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians.
 
A book about family endurance, the drama surrounds the characters of the Primrose family: Dr. Primrose as the Vicar of Wakefield, his wife, and their many children. The Primrose's idyllic country life is turned upside down when they lose their financial footing and a daughter is abducted.
CategoryNon-Science
EpochVictorian/Edwardian
Date Acquired01/03/2023
Condition(2) Very Good