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 1773 edition title page | |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Arthur Rackham (1929) |
| Cover artist | Arthur Rackham (1929) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy, satire, novel |
| Published | 1766 (R. Collins) |
| Publication place | Great Britain |
| Media type | Print, octavo |
| Pages | 437 |
| 823.6 | |
| LC Class | 647209259 |
The Vicar of Wakefield, subtitled 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.