{"product_id":"dalziels-illustrated-goldsmith","title":"Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA family loses its footing, a guest mistakes his host for a servant, and a poet mourns an empty village.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith brings together Oliver Goldsmith's novel The Vicar of Wakefield, the comedy She Stoops to Conquer, and poems including The Deserted Village and The Traveller. In the novel, Dr Charles Primrose tries to keep his household steady through money troubles. His family's friendship with the charming Mr Thornhill brings hope, but also puts their trust to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn She Stoops to Conquer, Charles Marlow mistakes a private house for an inn, while Kate Hardcastle pretends to be someone else to win her shy suitor. The Deserted Village turns toward Auburn, once happy and now abandoned. Across comedy, poetry and essays, Goldsmith looks at human folly with affection and asks what kindness is worth in a world impressed by rank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA household under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a loving family whose troubles test the vicar's patience, trust and sense of duty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne wonderfully mistaken guest\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Marlow treat a hospitable gentleman like a servant, turning a welcome into comic confusion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA clever courtship\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Kate Hardcastle as she uses disguise to reach a suitor held back by shyness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA countryside remembered\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter the abandoned village of Auburn through plain, musical verse filled with longing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFresh eyes on manners\u003c\/strong\u003e – See English habits through a visitor from China, with Goldsmith's gentle teasing as your guide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy eighteenth-century comedy, gentle satire and musical verse, or want to explore one writer's range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet the vicar, his household, and Goldsmith's warm eye for human folly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534741963100,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/08371_en_ebook-front_c26.jpg?v=1792175161","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/dalziels-illustrated-goldsmith","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}