An edition of An Arabian tale: from an unpublished manuscript: with notes critical and explanatory.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

Vathek.

by , , , , , , and

  • ★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
  • 33 Want to read
  • 3 Have read
Cover of: Vathek. by William Beckford, Samuel Henley, Richard Garnett , Samuel Henley, Franz Blei, John Beckford, Giaime Giaime Pintor, William Beckford
Read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Notes
  • ★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
  • 33 Want to read
  • 3 Have read
Notes

Download Options

Buy this book

Last edited by OnFrATa
September 12, 2025 | History
Edit
An edition of An Arabian tale: from an unpublished manuscript: with notes critical and explanatory. (1786)

Vathek.

by , , , , , , and

  • ★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
  • 33 Want to read
  • 3 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.

Publish Date
Publisher
P. Allan

Buy this book

Previews available in: English French

Subjects

Fiction, general, French literature, translations into english, Description and travel, Fiction, Inheritance and succession, Classic Literature, Thirty years' war, 1618-1648, Civilization, French literature, Translations into English, English literature, Translations, Fiction, gothic, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Caliphs, French fiction, Databases

People

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

Places

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

Times

18th century

Showing 12 featured editions. View all 333 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek
2022, Standard Ebooks
in English
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek
1958, Folio Society
in English
Cover of: Vathek.
Vathek.
1923, P. Allan
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek
1907, Zeitler
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek
1900, J. Pott & co.
Cover of: Vathek.
Vathek.: Réimprimé sur l'original français, avec la préf. de Stéphane Mallarmé.
1893, Perrin
in French
Cover of: Vathek: An Arabian Tale
Vathek: An Arabian Tale
1893, Lawrence & Bullen
Cover of: Vathek: An Arabian Tale
Vathek: An Arabian Tale
1893, Lawrence & Bullen
Cover of: Le Vathek de Beckford
Le Vathek de Beckford
1876, Adolphe Labitte
in French
Cover of: Vathek
Vathek: an Arabian tale, with notes, critical and explanatory
1872, J. Miller
in English
Cover of: Vathek: An Arabian Tale. With Notes, Critical and Explanatory
Vathek: An Arabian Tale. With Notes, Critical and Explanatory
1836, R. Bentley
Cover of: An Arabian tale
An Arabian tale: from an unpublished manuscript: with notes critical and explanatory
1786, Printed for J. Johnson
in English

Add another edition?

Book Details

Edition Notes

Published in
[London]
Other Titles
The Caliph Vathek

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR4091 V4 1923

The Physical Object

Pagination
212p.

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7025897M
Internet Archive
vathek__00beckuoft

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL777826W

Source records

Community Reviews (0)

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

Loading indicator
Loading carousel
Loading indicator
Loading carousel

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
September 12, 2025 Edited by OnFrATa Merge works (MRID: 236776)
August 14, 2012 Edited by ImportBot import new book
April 14, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the edition.
December 9, 2009 Edited by WorkBot link works
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from Internet Archive item record