title: The Vicar of Wakefield (Penguin English Library)
author:  Oliver Goldsmith 
description: Novel by Oliver Goldsmith, published in two volumes in 1766. The story, a portrait of village life, is narrated by Dr. Primrose, the title character, whose family endures many trials--including the loss of most of their money, the seduction of one daughter, the destruction of their home by fire, and the vicar's incarceration--before all is put right in the end. The novel's idealization of rural life, sentimental moralizing, and melodramatic incidents are countered by a sharp but good-natured irony. -- <i><a href="/exec/obidos/isbn=0877790426/${0}">The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature</a></i>
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  Contents
  
  
  [Prologue](part0000_split_002.html#_Toc51943611)
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0000_split_004.htm