goldsmith johnson reading the vicar wakefield

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Goldsmith. Dr Johnson reading the MS. of The Vicar of Wakefield
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Harmsworth`s Universal Encyclopaedia 1920s . Recognizing its merits, he sold it for £60, and thus helped the author to pay his debts. Subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself is a novel by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. 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 Victorians. Dr. Samuel Johnson, one of Goldsmith`s closest friends.


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