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The Vicar of Wakefield
de Goldsmith, Oliver; Rackham, Oliver
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Goldsmith, Oliver; Rackham, Arthur. The Vicar of Wakefield. George G. Harrap. London. 1929. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white designs, along with 12 colour plates. Pictorial endpapers. [1] Half-title; [1]; Illustrated frontice; Title Page, illustrated in black and red; contents; illustrations list; pp.11-232; [1]. Navy boards with gilt floral design, title and illustrator detail. Spine features floral design, title, illustrator and publisher detail. 10 X 8 (26 X 20). Illustrated dust jacket with River scene. Age toning to jacket, shelf wear to jacket edges with small tear to tail of spine. Jacket housed in plastic casing. Crease and fold to upper edge of jacket, as shown, with some minor stains and discolourations. Some foxing to page edges but interior pages are clean and bright.
The Vicar of Wakefield os a hugely successful novel from 1766, revolving around domestic life and family relations. The story revolves around Dr. Charles Primrose, who loves in a country parish with his wife and children. The novel depicts the rise and fall of the Primrose family. The Vicar narrates a fairy tale plot of impersonation and. deception, the abduction of a woman and the actions of a villain.
Sinopsis
"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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- Librería
- Pulp & Leather Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- PL-054
- Título
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Autor
- Goldsmith, Oliver; Rackham, Oliver
- Ilustrador
- Arthur Rackham
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- George G. Harrap
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1929
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Illustrated;
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