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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD; A TALE
by Goldsmith, Oliver
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Knoxville: Printed at the Knoxville Republican Office, 1831.. 208pp. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, leather label. Binding lightly worn but quite sound. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on front flyleaf. Light to moderate foxing. Very good. "Long considered to be the first novel printed in Tennessee, until dealer George Webb uncovered a copy of a previously unknown book, titled 'ELIZABETH, OR EXILES IN SIBERIA,' by a 'Madame de Cottin', printed in Fayetteville in 1825" - Allen. Rare, with fewer than ten copies listed in OCLC. A handsome copy in contemporary condition. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 7282. ALLEN 920. ALLEN, MORE TENNESSEE RARITIES 296.
Synopsis
"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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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM53603
- Title
- THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD; A TALE
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed at the Knoxville Republican Office
- Place of Publication
- Knoxville
- Date Published
- 1831.
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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