Oliver Goldsmith: the Vicar of WakefieldOne of the most popular novels of its time, The Vicar of Wakefield tells the story of Dr. Primrose, a wealthy man who enjoys a seemingly perfect life with his family in a quaint Irish village. However, when the vicar's wealth is usurped by a treacherous merchant investor, his family undergoes tremendous hardship and turmoil. The good nature of the Primroses contrasting sharply with the iniquitous characters around them, The Vicar of Wakefield is a sentimental novel that explores what happens when idyllic lives are no longer insulated from the evils of the world and how good people still manage to persevere. |