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William Beckford
Books in Order: 19 titles
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The History of Caliph Vathek
- May-2013
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Beckford's Gothic novel, Vathek, an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was 21. It is the story of Caliph Vathek, whose eye can kill at a glance, who makes a pact with the Devil, Eblis....
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Vathek, an Arabian Tale
- Jan-2013
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In this classic and timeless novel, we encounter the rise and fall of the once mighty Vathek. The story chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalized version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who engages with his mother, Carathis, ...
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The Vision
- Nov-2005
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THE VISION is a most unusual book by a most unusual young man. William Beckford (1760-1844) was about seventeen when he wrote this strange, surreal tale of mystic revelation. He may have written it to impress a tutor, the St. Petersburg born Alexande...
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The History of the Caliph Vathek
- May-2002
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William Beckford was an English writer best known for the classic Gothic novel The History of the Caliph Vathek. This edition includes a table of contents....
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Vathek and Other Stories
- Mar-1994
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Beckford's Gothic novel, Vathek, an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. It is the story of Caliph Vathek, whose eye can kill at a glance, who makes a pact with the Devil, Eblis. This edition includes an intr...
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Dreams, Waking Thoughts And Incidents
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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Dreams, Waking Thoughts, And Incidents
Having studied under Sir William Chambers and Alexander Cozens, the author, William Thomas Beckford travelled to Italy in 1782 and promptly wrote a book on the subject: Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents; in a Series of Letters from Various Parts...
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The Episodes Of Vathek
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...
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The History of Caliph Vathek
The dark forces of evil have taken over almost everything in this unique and extraordinary narrative. Set in Oriental-Islamic culture, Beckford vividly portrays the accesses which the caliph undertakes to quench his avarice and gluttony. The imaginat...
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The Nymph Of The Fountain
Many of the gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using th...
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The Story Of Prince Barkiarokh
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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