Vathek

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Vathek

Facsim.of 1786 Ed edition
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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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Scolar Press
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346

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Vathek
2022, Standard Ebooks
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Vathek
October 1971, Scolar Press
Paperback - Facsim.of 1786 Ed edition
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Vathek
1958, Folio Society
in English
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Vathek
1907, Zeitler
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Vathek
1900, J. Pott & co.
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Cover of: Vathek: An Arabian Tale
Vathek: An Arabian Tale
1893, Lawrence & Bullen
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Vathek: An Arabian Tale
1893, Lawrence & Bullen
Cover of: Le Vathek de Beckford
Le Vathek de Beckford
1876, Adolphe Labitte
in French
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Cover of: Vathek: An Arabian Tale. With Notes, Critical and Explanatory
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Paperback
Number of pages
346

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Open Library
OL8286091M
ISBN 10
0854176128
ISBN 13
9780854176120
OCLC/WorldCat
393632
LibraryThing
57530
Goodreads
995202

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OL777826W

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