The Vicar of Wakefield

Oliver Goldsmith was a prominent Irish novelist and playwright in the 18th century. Goldsmith is best remembered for having written the novel The Vicar of Wakefield, as well as the plays She Stoops to Conquer, and The Good-Natured Man. The Vicar of Wakefield, published in 1766, tells the classic story of a wealthy vicar and his family who have their near-perfect lives turned upside down when they lose all their money.