Beckford's Gothic novel "Vathek", an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. Published in English in 1786, it was one of the most successful of the oriental tales then in fashion. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose.
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William Beckford (1760-1844) inherited a large fortune and, at the age of nineteen, went on a tour of Holland, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. He was a Member of Parliament and a traveller who spent large sums of money collecting rare books, curiosities and paintings for the embellishment of his Gothic Extravaganza, Fonthill Abbey, where he lived in opulent seclusion until forced by bankruptcy to sell it in 1822.
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Grand Prior, Mister Pitt, Monsieur Baise-la-main, Gerard Dow, Arabian Nights, Don Pedro, Prior of St Vincent, Haroun al Raschid, Gian Ben Gian, Luis de Miranda, Marquis of Marialva, Penha Verde, Prince of Brazil, Prince Regent, Roman Emperor, Aldrovandus Magnus, Ann Spindlemans, Boa Morte, Dom Diogo, Habesci's State of the Ottoman Empire, John the Fifth, King of Portugal, Madam Merian, Most High, Place de Mer New!
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Grand Prior, Mister Pitt, Monsieur Baise-la-main, Gerard Dow, Arabian Nights, Don Pedro, Prior of St Vincent, Haroun al Raschid, Gian Ben Gian, Luis de Miranda, Marquis of Marialva, Penha Verde, Prince of Brazil, Prince Regent, Roman Emperor, Aldrovandus Magnus, Ann Spindlemans, Boa Morte, Dom Diogo, Habesci's State of the Ottoman Empire, John the Fifth, King of Portugal, Madam Merian, Most High, Place de Mer New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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