The Vicar of Wakefield

Hmm... When we were in High School, my classmate read this book and she thought it was hilarious. She had a wonderful sense of humor. She thought [b:Don Quixote 3836 Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546112331l/3836.SX50.jpg 121842] was even funnier. She couldn't speak of it without laughing so much that her speech made no sense.I find the sarcasm in this book, but I don't think it's that funny. There are funny scenes, sure, but all in all, it feels to me as... well... perhaps I would have appreciated it more 250 years ago. Better knowing the circumstances. It also makes me think of [b:Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue 16182384 Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue Marquis de Sade https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1364181572l/16182384.SY75.jpg 13268607], even though in this one the virtues are being rewarded, and in that one, she was punished for being virtuous. To the end. Oh, G-d, how I despise that book! What I find interesting is that also in [b:War and Peace 656 War and Peace Leo Tolstoy https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1413215930l/656.SY75.jpg 4912783] there was a gad luring girls to elope with him, to get married by a sham priest, just to bed the girl and then abandon her. Also... I thought the marriage between the villain and the rich girl didn't happen, that they were never married, but apparently, I'm wrong. Though... I don't understand how he could ever have received her fortune just by signing the papers. I thought there should have been a marriage for the agreement to be of any weight, but apparently not. It seems scrupulous guys could waltz around tricking rich girls off their heritage just like that.