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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
de Goldsmith, Oliver
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Good
- Librería
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Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Published by David McKay Company, 1929. 1st USA edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Rackham, Arthur. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. This is the U.S. edition. Light blue cloth, gilt vignettes and titles to spine and front cover. Top edges gilt. White design on green endpapers. 232 pages. 10 x 7.5". 12 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Spine very slightly bumped and rubbed. Top 2" of spine and a tiny section to top edge of rear cover faded. A few tiny spots to edge of textblock. Endpapers are browned. Dustwrapper is edge torn with tape repairs on verso, loss to top of spine and slightly grubby on rear panel.
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
- Stella & Rose's Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 378786
- Título
- THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
- Autor
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Ilustrador
- Illustrated by Rackham, Arthur
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Edición
- 1st USA edition.
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Published by David McKay Company
- Fecha de publicación
- 1929
- Palabras clave
- ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Illustrated Literature Rackham;
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