The Vicar of Wakefield (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Overview The Vicar of Wakefield (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) by Oliver Goldsmith Few novels portray good men, and far fewer allow them to tell their own stories. In Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield, a flawed but good man tells the story of his moral regeneration through a series of Job-like trials. With prudence its theme, the novel is ultimately a harrowing story of redemption through suffering