The Vicar of Wakefield

A Tale, supposed to be Written by Himself

Oliver Goldsmith, Aileen Douglas (Trinity College Dublin), Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin)

$163.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Cambridge University Press
13 June 2024

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: general

Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith

This newly edited critical edition of an enduringly popular tale, one of the most widely reprinted and illustrated works of fiction in English, offers readers an authoritative text along with extensive and helpful annotation. Following the lives of the vicar and his family, and the various calamities which befall them, The Vicar of Wakefield was one of the most popular and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. A lively introduction details the reception of Goldsmith's tale, from comments by Frances Burney and Goethe, through Sir Walter Scott, Washington Irving and Henry James, to critics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The volume also includes appendices comprising a wealth of contextual information, enhancing the work for contemporary readers. For scholars of Goldsmith and new readers alike, this edition will prove the authoritative version of a tale that moved generations of readers to laughter and to tears.

By: Oliver Goldsmith
Edited by: Aileen Douglas (Trinity College Dublin), Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 147mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781108479165
ISBN 10: 1108479162
Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 13 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; The Vicar of Wakefield; Long notes; Textual introduction; Copy text and list of editions collated; Emendations to the copy text; Historical collation; Line-end hyphenation; Select bibliography; Index.

AUTHOR DECEASED. PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT. Aileen Douglas is author of Work in Hand: Script, Print, and Writing, 1690-1840 (2017). A general editor of the Early Irish Fiction, 1680–1820 series (2010-), she has published widely on eighteenth-century fiction and women's writing. She is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at Trinity College Dublin. Ian Campbell Ross is author of Laurence Sterne: A Life (2001) and editor of Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1983; new ed. 2009). A general editor of the Early Irish Fiction, 1680–1820 series (2010-), he has written extensively on eighteenth-century Irish and British literature. He is Emeritus Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at Trinity College Dublin.