The Vicar Of Wakefield; She Stoops To Conquer And Poems
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Oliver Goldsmith stands as one of the most brilliantly versatile figures of eighteenth-century English literature, and this collected volume brings together three of his most celebrated works — the beloved novel The Vicar of Wakefield, the enduringly popular stage comedy She Stoops to Conquer, and a selection of his finest poems — into a single, essential anthology. The Vicar of Wakefield chronicles the trials and tribulations of the gentle Dr. Primrose and his family with a warmth and gentle irony that captured the hearts of readers across Europe, while She Stoops to Conquer presents a sparkling comedy of manners in which mistaken identities and social pretensions are gleefully upended, securing Goldsmith's reputation as a master of the stage. Goldsmith's prose, drama, and verse are united by a singular humanity — a compassionate wit that satirises social folly without ever losing its affection for the human spirit. His poetry, including the achingly nostalgic The Deserted Village, illustrates a pastoral lyricism tinged with melancholy that anticipates the Romantic movement. Introduced by C. E. Vulliamy, this Heron Books edition offers readers an authoritative and richly rewarding encounter with a writer whose genius, long championed by Samuel Johnson himself, remains as vital and affecting as ever. Whether you arrive for the novel, the play, or the verse, you will leave enriched by all three.
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Oliver Goldsmith stands as one of the most brilliantly versatile figures of eighteenth-century English literature, and this collected volume brings together three of his most celebrated works — the beloved novel The Vicar of Wakefield, the enduringly popular stage comedy She Stoops to Conquer, and a selection of his finest poems — into a single, essential anthology. The Vicar of Wakefield chronicles the trials and tribulations of the gentle Dr. Primrose and his family with a warmth and gentle irony that captured the hearts of readers across Europe, while She Stoops to Conquer presents a sparkling comedy of manners in which mistaken identities and social pretensions are gleefully upended, securing Goldsmith's reputation as a master of the stage. Goldsmith's prose, drama, and verse are united by a singular humanity — a compassionate wit that satirises social folly without ever losing its affection for the human spirit. His poetry, including the achingly nostalgic The Deserted Village, illustrates a pastoral lyricism tinged with melancholy that anticipates the Romantic movement. Introduced by C. E. Vulliamy, this Heron Books edition offers readers an authoritative and richly rewarding encounter with a writer whose genius, long championed by Samuel Johnson himself, remains as vital and affecting as ever. Whether you arrive for the novel, the play, or the verse, you will leave enriched by all three.