I read 'The Vicar of Wakefield' in High School, quite a while ago...
Finished the Repairman Jack book (good as expected) and am presently reading 'The Compendium of Srem' . It's about Torquemada, 15th century leader of the Spanish Inquisition, reading a tome of eldritch lore both evil and powerful. He (so far) cannot seem to destroy it.
Book by same author (F Paul Wilson) as Repairman Jack books of which the 'Compendium of Shem' is occasionally referenced to...