The Vicar of Wakefield - A Tale - Supposed to be written by Himself by Oliver Goldsmith - The Vicar of Wakefield - subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself - is a novel by 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. The Vicar - Dr Charles Primrose - with his wife Deborah and their six children, lives an idyllic life in a country parish. He is wealthy due to investing an ...
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The Vicar of Wakefield - A Tale - Supposed to be written by Himself by Oliver Goldsmith - The Vicar of Wakefield - subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself - is a novel by 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. The Vicar - Dr Charles Primrose - with his wife Deborah and their six children, lives an idyllic life in a country parish. He is wealthy due to investing an inheritance he received from a deceased relative, and he donates the ???34 that his job pays annually to local orphans and war veterans. On the evening of his son George's wedding to wealthy Arabella Wilmot, the Vicar loses all his money through the bankruptcy of his merchant investor who has left town abruptly. The wedding is called off by Arabella's father, who is known for his prudence with money. George, who was educated at Oxford and is old enough to be considered an adult, is sent away to town. The rest of the family move to a new and more humble parish on the land of Squire Thornhill, who is known to be a womanizer. On the way, they hear about the dubious reputation of their new landlord. Also, references are made to the squire's uncle Sir William Thornhill, who is known throughout the country for his worthiness and generosity. A poor and eccentric friend, Mr. Burchell, whom they meet at an inn, rescues Sophia from drowning. She is instantly attracted to him, but her ambitious mother does not encourage her feelings. Then follows a period of happy family life, interrupted only by regular visits of the dashing Squire Thornhill and Mr. Burchell. Olivia is captivated by Thornhill's hollow charm, but he also encourages the social ambitions of Mrs. Primrose and her daughters to a ludicrous degree.
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Corbould, H (Illustrations by) Good. Worn and rubbed exterior and worn gilt, stains along fore-edge, firm binding, no marks. Sewn binding. Three-quarters binding over boards, with gilt printing, and with marbled covers and endpapers. viii, 196 p. 32mo. Contains: Illustrations.
Add this copy of The Vicar of Wakefield. a Tale to cart. $32.76, good condition, Sold by Green Ink Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hay on Wye, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1817 by Dean and Munday, London.
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Good. No Jacket. -Cooke's Edition-Stiff card covers-Corners bumped w/ bords exposed-Covers heavily rubbed w/ chippping to edges and joints again w/ boards exposed and some msmall marks-Spine ends heavily chipped and frayed-Text block has slight ripple and edges toned-Some scattered light foxing throughout-Book ow/ solid and clean-xvi, 204 pages.
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Embellished with Elegant Engravings. Good. J No Dust Jacket. 16mo 6"-7" Tall The "Harrison's Edition". Two volumes in one small pocket sized book. Bound in tree-calf leather with red title label at spine and gilt titling and tooling at spine, 16mo. 162pp. (shelfwear and rubbing to board edges, spine and extremities, upper board and endpaper and title page detached).
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Very Good. First edition thus. Octavo in original full calf, spine ruled in gilt and with slight evidence of a now-lacking title label. (2) 302 (2). Previous ownership signature and date 1812 on the front free endpaper (along with three small ink blots) and again, without the date, in block lettering along the top edge of the title page. Author's name does not appear on title page of this edition; there is a four page "Preface to Hopkin's Philadelphia Edition" dated May, 1807 and a one-page "Advertisment" by Goldsmith prior to the first page of text of the novel. Very good, mildly rubbed about the egdes and some rounding to the corners; short split to the lower rear outer hinge. Scatter foxing.
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Thomas, George. Fair. No Jacket. 12mo. Slightly cocked, front hinge and gutter cracked, cloth torn down front hinge and partially torn to rear hinge, bumping to corners, lightly rubbed. Large period ink inscrip. to f-fep, else internally clean and tidy.
