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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD

Laterna

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Last updated on Jun 13, 2026 06:01 PM

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Category EDUCATIONAL BOOKS

Condition new

SKU LA-13302

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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 misadventuresâ€“encountering his long-lost son in a travelling theatre company and even spending time in a debtorâ€™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 dayâ€“from pastoral and romance to the picaresque â€“ infusing his story of a hapless clergyman with warm humour and amiable social satire.