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Vicar of Wakefield, The
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From: The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
Date: 20000101
Author:ROBERT WELCH
Vicar of Wakefield, The
(1766), a novel by Oliver Goldsmith . Dr Charles Primrose, an Anglican priest, goes bankrupt, loses his living at Wakefield, and moves to a small farm. Mr Burchell befriends the family and rescues Primrose's daughter Sophia from drowning. When Primrose cannot pay his rent the villainous landlord, Thornhill, puts him in gaol. Mr Burchell turns out to be a wealthy benefactor, and marries Sophia.Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
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