The Vicar of Wakefield

Author: Oliver Goldsmith

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Publisher Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
Publication Year 2026
ISBN-13 9789366970936
Binding Paper back
Number of Pages 172 Pages
Language English
Dimension (Inches) 5.5''*8.5''
Weight (Grams) 190
Subject Fiction, Literary
Category Classic

The Vicar of Wakefield is a novel that tells the story of Dr. Primrose, a kind and honest village priest, and his family. The family faces many hardships, including loss of wealth, misunderstandings, and difficult situations. Despite these troubles, Dr. Primrose remains patient, faithful, and hopeful. The story highlights themes of family love, morality, faith, and forgiveness. Through humor and emotional moments, the novel shows how honesty, kindness, and strong values can help people overcome life’s difficulties.

Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith was an Irish-born writer, playwright, poet, and physician, best known for his works that spanned a variety of genres, including comedy, essays, poetry, and novels. Despite facing numerous personal struggles, Goldsmith achieved lasting fame for his literary contributions, particularly in the fields of drama and satire. His works are still celebrated today for their wit, humor, and insights into human nature and society. Goldsmith’s legacy as a playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist continues to influence writers and readers today.

                                      Contents 


The description of the family of Wakefield; in which a kindred likeness prevails as well of minds as of persons.

9
Family misfortunes. The loss of fortune only serves to increase the pride of the worthy. 13
A migration. The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring. 17
A proof that even the humblest fortune may grant happiness, which depends not on circumstance, but constitution. 23
A new and great acquaintance introduced. What we place most hopes upon, generally proves most fatal. 26
The happiness of a country fire-side. 29
A town wit described. The dullest fellows may learn to be comical for a night or two. 32
An amour, which promises little good fortune, yet may be productive of much. 36
Two ladies of great distinction introduced. Superior finery ever seems to confer superior breeding. 44
The family endeavours to cope with their betters. The miseries of the poor when they attempt to appear above their circumstances. 47
The family still resolve to hold up their heads. 51
Fortune seems resolved to humble the family of Wakefield.Mortifications are often more painful than real calamities. 55
Mr. Burchell is found to be an enemy; for he has the confidence to give disagreeable advice. 59
Fresh mortifications, or a demonstration that seeming calamities may be real blessings. 62
All Mr Burchell’s villainy at once detected. The folly of being over-wise. 67
The family use art, which is opposed with, still greater. 71
The pursuit of a father to reclaim a lost child to virtue. 83

The description of a person discontented with the present government, and apprehensive of the loss of our liberties.

87
The history of a philosophic vagabond, pursuing novelty, but losing content. 94
The short continuance of friendship amongst the vicious, which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction. 106
Offences are easily pardoned where there is love at bottom. 113
None but the guilty can be long and completely miserable. 117
Fresh Calamities 121
No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it. 125
The same subject continued. 134
Happiness and misery rather the result of prudence than of virtue in this life. Temporal evils or felicities being regarded by heaven as things merely in themselves trifling and unworthy its care in the distribution. 138
The equal dealings of providence demonstrated with regard to the happy and the miserable here below. That from the nature of pleasure and pain, the wretched must be repaid the balance of their sufferings in the life hereafter. 147
Happier prospects begin to appear. Let us be inflexible, and fortune will at last change in our favour. 151
Former benevolence now repaid with unexpected interest. 158
The Conclusion. 170

 

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