The Vicar Of Wakefield - 9781547070701

The Vicar of Wakefield - subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself - is a novel by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), illustrated by English illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) for the 1929 edition. 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 - lives an idyllic life in a country parish with his wife Deborah, son George, daughters Olivia and Sophia, and three other children. He is wealthy due to investing an inheritance he received from a deceased relative, and he donates the ?35 that his job pays annually to local orphans and war veterans. On the evening of 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.

• | Author: Oliver Goldsmith
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Jun 02, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 106 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1547070706
• | ISBN-13: 9781547070701