The Vicar of Wakefield

by

Oliver Goldsmith

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The Primroses’ Cousin Character Analysis

The Primrose’s cousin in London is an unnamed, equally impoverished relative to whom George goes in search of work. The cousin, however, is unable to help George find work in a school and suggests instead that he apply himself to the Grub-street literary scene. He and George later reunite in Paris, where the cousin has become a successful art dealer.
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The Primroses’ Cousin Character Timeline in The Vicar of Wakefield

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Chapter 20
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...to tell his story. Arriving in London, he took Dr. Primrose’s letter of recommendation to their cousin , who found George unfit to work at a school, describing the job as brutal... (full context)
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In Paris George again met his cousin , who then brought him into the business of buying paintings for wealthy English gentlemen... (full context)