An edition of An Arabian tale: from an unpublished manuscript: with notes critical and explanatory. (1786)

The history of the caliph Vathek

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by William Beckford, Samuel Henley, Richard Garnett , Samuel Henley, Franz Blei, John Beckford, and Giaime Giaime Pintor

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An edition of An Arabian tale: from an unpublished manuscript: with notes critical and explanatory. (1786)

The history of the caliph Vathek

8th ed.

by William Beckford, Samuel Henley, Richard Garnett , Samuel Henley, Franz Blei, John Beckford, and Giaime Giaime Pintor

3.5 (2 ratings)
37 Want to read
4 Have read

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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1868

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W. L. Allison

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English

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199

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