"The Vicar of Wakefield" 1929 Goldsmith, Oliver

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GOLDSMITH, Oliver

[231] pp.

Geroge G Harrap & Company Limited

1929

10 1/4" x 8"

Illustrated by Author Rackham

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[231] pp.

Geroge G Harrap & Company Limited

1929

10 1/4" x 8"

Illustrated by Author Rackham

The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale, Supposed to Be Written by Himself is a 1766 novel by Anglo-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 the British citizenry, and remains a classic of English literature. The work finds mention in some of the best-known novels of the 19th century, including A Tale of Two Cities and Frankenstein. It also saw over 200 editions being produced during the same period, and was widely praised as a staple of English reading novels. See less