The Vicar of Wakefield

«The Vicar of Wakefield» — a story told from the perspective of the good-natured vicar Charles Primrose: his family experiences the loss of fortune, slander, and deception, but maintains faith and mutual loyalty. The novel, combining comedic scenes and sentimental prose, explores themes of faith, family dignity, and social injustice; the simplicity of the images and humanity have made the book a classic of the 18th century.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774) — an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and playwright, one of the notable figures of the «Georgian» literary scene. Goldsmith wrote in a variety of genres — narratives, plays, poems, and essays; his sharp humor, kindly irony, and tendency toward sentimentality made his characters and themes recognizable to subsequent generations of readers.