arrested in 1762 for failing to pay his rent *showed the manuscript of The Vicar of Wakefield to his friend Samuel Johnson Johnson sold the book for￡60，enough to pay Goldsmith's debts. *The novel was not published until 1766.❖ arrested in 1762 for failing to pay his rent ❖ showed the manuscript of The Vicar of Wakefield to his friend Samuel Johnson ❖ Johnson sold the book for £60, enough to pay Goldsmith's debts. ❖ The novel was not published until 1766