Project Gutenberg 2016-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 143 Goldsmith, Oliver 1774 Goldsmit, Oliver Poirson, V. A. 1859 1893 Poirson, Victor Armand Poirson, Victor-Armand Gausseron, Bernard Henri 1845 1913 Gausseron, Bernard-Marie-Henri Gausseron, Bernard-Henri Gausseron, B. H. The vicar of Wakefield. French Le Vicaire de Wakefield Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicar_of_Wakefield Produced by Giovanni Fini, Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Le Vicaire de Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith is a novel written in the late 18th century. The story centers around the character of Dr. Charles Primrose, an optimistic vicar of Wakefield, who navigates the trials and tribulations of family life, love, and misfortune while maintaining his moral integrity and simple values. The narrative explores themes of virtue, family dynamics, social class, and the contrast between wealth and true happiness. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Dr. Primrose's idyllic family life, where he describes his loving wife and their six children. The vicar prides himself on the virtues of his family and their simple yet contented rural lifestyle. However, as the narrative unfolds, the family faces significant upheaval due to financial misfortune, which sets the stage for challenges that test their values and resolve. The opening establishes a warm, familial atmosphere while foreshadowing the hardships that the Primrose family will endure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr England -- Fiction Domestic fiction Poor families -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Children of clergy -- Fiction Prisoners -- Fiction Abduction -- Fiction PR Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 529106 2025-09-21T05:10:50.217589 text/html 510966 2024-10-23T00:45:20 text/html 4171052 2025-09-21T05:10:59.065494 application/epub+zip 4169471 2025-09-21T05:10:52.124589 application/epub+zip 298248 2025-09-21T05:10:51.177518 application/epub+zip 4297456 2025-09-21T05:11:04.202569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3919865 2025-09-21T05:10:57.868582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366888 2022-09-23T21:22:01.441069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472348 2025-09-21T05:10:49.219583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452329 2024-10-23T00:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19621 2025-09-21T05:11:04.365469 application/rdf+xml 22257 2025-09-21T05:10:51.267526 image/jpeg 3089 2025-09-21T05:10:51.222579 image/jpeg 4032300 2025-09-21T05:10:50.533539 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia