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An edition of Vathek (1815)

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Vathek is one of the earliest and most influential Gothic novels. Its hero is the Caliph Vathek who renounces Islam in a hedonistic quest for supernatural powers, which leads to his downfall. Beckford's genius was in marrying Orientalism with the Gothic, both sources of fascination and delight to reading audiences of the time.

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Publisher
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent
Language
English
Pages
218

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Subjects

Description and travel, Fiction, Inheritance and succession, Classic Literature, French literature, translations into english, Fiction, general, Thirty years' war, 1618-1648, Civilization, French literature, Translations into English, English literature, Translations

People

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), Samuel Henley (1740-1815)

Places

Arab countries, Venice (Italy), Europe, Middle East

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Cover of: Vathek
Vathek
1983, Oxford University Press
in English - [Rev. ed.].
Cover of: Vathek.
Vathek.
1972, Scholar's Facsimiles & Reprints
in English
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek: an Arabian tale, 1786
1971, Scolar Press
in English and French
Cover of: Vathek.
Vathek.
1923, P. Allan
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek
1922, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent
in English
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek: an Arabian tale. With notes, critical and biographical.
1887, J.B. Alden
in English
Cover of: The history of the Caliph Vathek / by William Beckford.
The history of the Caliph Vathek / by William Beckford.
1887, Cassell
in English
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Vathek: an Arabian tale
1834, R. Bentley, Bell and Bradfute
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek
1816, Printed for W. Clarke, New Bond street
- 3rd ed., rev. and corrected.
Cover of: Vathek.
Vathek.
1815, Chez Clarke

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London
Series
The Abbey classics. II. The works of William Beckford ... I

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Pagination
xx, 218 p.
Number of pages
218

Edition Identifiers

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OL23355933M
Internet Archive
vathekwill00beck
OCLC/WorldCat
6911142

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Work ID
OL777890W

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