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Review: The Vicar of WakefieldUser Review - Carolyn - GoodreadsPerhaps I am just not clever enough to get this book or perhaps it just doesn't age well. It did not hold my interest, even though at the start, I thought it was okay. The story rambled off into odd ... Read full review Review: The Vicar of WakefieldUser Review - Lisa N - GoodreadsA humorous account of the changing fortunes of the Primrose family—the Vicar, his wife Deborah, and their six children. This is a great specimen of 18th Century literature, full of satire and irony ... Read full review Related books
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