Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (1817) for Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield which was first published in 1766. A social evening at the home of Dr Primrose, the Vicar of Wakefield, and his wife, Deborah. Sophia and Olivia sing to the accompaniment of a flute, the good Vicar plays backgammon with a fellow cleric, and the two youngest children read a book in front of the fire.

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Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (1817) for Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield which was first published in 1766. A social evening at the home of Dr Primrose, the Vicar of Wakefield, and his wife, Deborah. Sophia and Olivia sing to the accompaniment of a flute, the good Vicar plays backgammon with a fellow cleric, and the two youngest children read a book in front of the fire.

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