Author: Oliver GoldsmithPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 224
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The vicar of Wakefield
Author: Oliver GoldsmithThe Vicar of Wakefield, Vol. 2
Author: Oliver GoldsmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332505609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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Excerpt from The Vicar of Wakefield, Vol. 2: A Tale, Supposed to Be Written by Himself The history of a philosophic vagabond, pursuing novelty, but losing content. After we had supped, Mrs. Arnold politely offered to fend a couple of her footmen for my son's baggage, which he at first seemed to decline; but upon her pressing the request, he was obliged to inform her, that a stick and a wallet were all the moveable things upon this earth that he could boast of. "Why, aye my "son," cried I, "you left me but poor, "and poor I find you are come back; "and yet I make no doubt you have "seen a great deal of the world." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Vicar of Wakefield
Author: Oliver GoldsmithThe Vicar of Wakefield
Author: Oliver GoldsmithThe vicar of Wakefield ... The fourth edition. The Advertisement signed: Oliver Goldsmith
Author: Oliver GoldsmithThe Vicar of Wakefield
Author: Oliver GoldsmithPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108788564
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This newly edited critical edition of an enduringly popular tale, one of the most widely reprinted and illustrated works of fiction in English, offers readers an authoritative text along with extensive and helpful annotation. Following the lives of the vicar and his family, and the various calamities which befall them, The Vicar of Wakefield was one of the most popular and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. A lively introduction details the reception of Goldsmith's tale, from comments by Frances Burney and Goethe, through Sir Walter Scott, Washington Irving and Henry James, to critics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The volume also includes appendices comprising a wealth of contextual information, enhancing the work for contemporary readers. For scholars of Goldsmith and new readers alike, this edition will prove the authoritative version of a tale that moved generations of readers to laughter and to tears.
The Vicar of Wakefield
Author: Oliver GoldsmithThe Vicar of Wakefield, Vol. 1 of 2
Author: Oliver GoldsmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332811106
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Excerpt from The Vicar of Wakefield, Vol. 1 of 2: A Tale For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; No farly porter (lands in guilty date. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Author: Goldsmith