The Vicar of Wakefield
Penguin Main Series 499. 1st Edition, published 1944.
Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain. By turns comic and sentimental, the novel's popularity owes much to its recognizable depiction of domestic life and loving family relationships.
rever.
Condition grading: Good. Foxing to both covers. Remains of price sticker to front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Main Series 499. 1st Edition, published 1944.
Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain. By turns comic and sentimental, the novel's popularity owes much to its recognizable depiction of domestic life and loving family relationships.
rever.
Condition grading: Good. Foxing to both covers. Remains of price sticker to front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Main Series 499. 1st Edition, published 1944.
Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain. By turns comic and sentimental, the novel's popularity owes much to its recognizable depiction of domestic life and loving family relationships.
rever.
Condition grading: Good. Foxing to both covers. Remains of price sticker to front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
