Oliver Goldsmith - The Vicar of Wakefield (bound with Almoran & Hamet; Paul and Virginia) - 1803

"The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith - Harrison, Londno - 1803 first thus UK edition - two volumes in one - 15cmx13cm - condition: good, leather binding, with some wear, name to ffep, engravings present ; also bound with "Almoran & Hamet" by John Hawkesworth (two volumes in one, Harrison, 1803) and bound with "Paul and Virginia" by Mr. Harrison (Harrison, London - 1803 edition, with frontispiece)

The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale, Supposed to Be Written by Himself is a 1766 novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among the British citizenry, and remains a classic of English literature.[1] The work finds mention in some of the best-known novels of the 19th century, including A Tale of Two Cities and Frankenstein.[2] It also saw over 200 editions being produced during the same period, and was widely praised as a staple of English reading novels.[3]