Vicar of Wakefield Vintage Red Gold Book Circa 1927 Decorative Pretty Library Decor Gift Victorian Regency Literature WhenRosesBloom

The Vicar of Wakefield a classic tale by Oliver Goldsmith  This book is presented in"vignettes". This novel was a very popular book of the Regency Victorian era. It was an exciting novel for it's time exploring the exploits of the Primrose family--much like a soap opera of it's time. Nice book for your bookshelf or side table; charmingly quaint shabby chic decor...a melodramatic tale with many twists and turns.
Very pretty shabby chic book with intriguing story line and plot...a quaint old fashioned read.
It's such a nice book to hold and browse through as it is to read it's classic tale of society in a small village in England --lovely to read and lovely to add to your decor. There is nothing like reading a quaint classic. This volume was a loved book well taken care of with it's original paper dust jacket. It would be a perfect gift for the romantically inclined person in your life. (see pics etc ck shop main page for more info shipping/policies/etc & ask questions if needed) Be Sure to check out our shop for more items in the WhenRosesBloom collection.

Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain. By turns comic and sentimental, the novel's popularity owes much to its recognizable depiction of domestic life and loving family relationships. The main virtue of this book is its antiquity. It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians. The novel claims the distinction of being referenced in the writings of many other nineteenth century writers.
The novel is mentioned in George Eliot's Middlemarch, Stendhal's The Life of Henry Brulard, Arthur Schopenhauer's "The Art of Controversy", Jane Austen's Emma, Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities and David Copperfield, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Sarah Grand's The Heavenly Twins, Charlotte Brontë's The Professor and Villette, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, as well as his Dichtung und Wahrheit. I think these references show how widely this book was read during the nineteenth century. (from GoodReads)

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DIMENSIONS and SPECS: Approx. 7 1/4" X 5" X 1 1/4" 305 Pages Macmillan & Co Publishers New York & London Circa 1927. Book is in good condition for age--almost 100 years old. The cover is bright and clear as it has been protected by the book's original paper dust jacket which is also covered in plastic book cover. Decorative Gold artwork on front and on spine. The paper cover and spine has quaint drawing has some wear and missing paper with some contemporary book titles listed on back cover. Owner bookplate in front.
Extensive line drawing illustrations throughout book. Popular novels of the day are listed on the inside at the back of the book. (Be sure to see pictures as they are part of description) Binding firm. There is some evidence of aging on paper on inside of cover front and back. Please see photos as they are part of the description. Use zoom feature to see greater detail.

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