TY - BOOK AU - Goldsmith,Oliver TI - The Vicar of Wakefield AV - PR PY - 2001/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - England -- Fiction KW - Domestic fiction KW - Poor families -- Fiction KW - Clergy -- Fiction KW - Children of clergy -- Fiction KW - Prisoners -- Fiction KW - Abduction -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicar_of_Wakefield; Release date is 2001-06-01; Charles J. Griep and David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith is a novel published in 1766. It follows the Primrose family's dramatic fall from wealth and prosperity into hardship and social disgrace, then their eventual redemption. Through unexpected misfortunes, financial ruin, and moral trials, the virtuous vicar Dr. Charles Primrose struggles to maintain his faith and integrity while protecting his family from deception and scandal. Goldsmith blends satire and sentiment to contrast the hypocrisy of the upper classes with simple Christian virtue and resilience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://archive.org/details/vicarofwakefield01gold/page/n5/mode/2up UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2667 ER -