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William Beckford

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Born 1760
Died 1844

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  • Cover of: Vathek: an Arabian tale. With notes, critical and biographical.

    First published in 1815 59 editions in 4 languages — 11 previewable Cover of edition vathekanarabiant00beckuoft Cover of edition vathek__00beckuoft Cover of edition vathekwill00beck Cover of edition vathek00beck Cover of edition vathek00beckf Cover of edition historyofcaliphv00beck Cover of edition vathek02beckgoog Cover of edition vathek0000beck_w0q6 Cover of edition vathek00beck_fwi
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  • Cover of: Life at Fonthill, 1807-1822: with interludes in Paris and London, from the correspondence of William Beckford.

    First published in 1957 12 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The travel-diaries of William Beckford of Fonthill

    First published in 1928 12 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Biographical Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters ...

    First published in 1780 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition biographicalmemo00beckiala Cover of edition biographicalmem00beckgoog Cover of edition biographicalmemo0000beck
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  • Cover of: The episodes of Vathek

    First published in 1900 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition episodesofvathek0000unse Cover of edition episodesofvathek0000beck
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  • Cover of: Italy: with sketches of Spain and Portugal

    First published in 1834 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition italysketches02beck
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  • Cover of: Vathek

    First published in 1816 6 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Azemia: a novel, containing imitations of the manner, both in prose and verse, of many of the authors of the present day, with political strictures

    First published in 1797 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha.: With his original journal of 1794

    First published in 1835 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Vathek, with the episodes of Vathek

    First published in 1929 4 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition vathekwithepisod0001unse Cover of edition vathekwithepisod0001beck
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  • Cover of: The Hamilton palace libraries.: Catalogue of ... the Beckford library, removed from Hamilton palace ... sold by auction by Mssrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge ...

    First published in 1882 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Modern novel writing: (1796) and Azemia (1797)

    First published in 1970 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition modernnovelwriti0000beck
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  • Cover of: Italy: with sketches of Spain and Portugal

    First published in 1834 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: An Arabian tale: from an unpublished manuscript: with notes critical and explanatory

    First published in 1786 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto, Vathek, The Vampyre

    First published in 1966 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Vathek

    First published in 1815 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition vathek01beck
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  • Cover of: Italy: with sketches of Spain and Portugal

    First published in 1834 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition italywithsketche01beck
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  • Cover of: Italy: with sketches of Spain and Portugal

    First published in 1834 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition italywithsketche02beck
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  • Cover of: The transient gleam: a bouquet of Beckford's poesy

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Vathek, conte arabe.

    First published in 1787 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Born 1760
Died 1844
Subjects
Description and travel, English Authors, Fiction, Anecdotes, Batalha (Monastery), Biography, Painters, Alcobaça (Monastery), Art, Correspondence, Fiction, general, History, Inheritance and succession, Travel, Alcobac ʹa (Monastery), American wit and humor, arts and science, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Arab countries, Authors, fiction, Batalha (Dominican monastery), Bibliography, Book collecting, Book collectors, British, Catalogs
Places
Portugal, Spain, Italy, Europe, Arab countries, Benelux countries, England, Germany, Great Britain, Middle East, Venice (Italy)
People
William Beckford (1760-1844), George Clarke (fl. 1835), Queen of Portugal Maria I (1734-1816), Samuel Henley (1740-1815), Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), Vathek
Time
19th century, 18th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
September 8, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import