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William Beckford
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An edition of Vathek (1815)

Vathek

an Arabian tale

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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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Limited Editions Club
Language
English
Pages
135

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Subjects
Description and travel, Fiction, Inheritance and succession, Classic Literature, French literature, translations into english, Fiction, general, Thirty years' war, 1618-1648, Civilization
People
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), Samuel Henley (1740-1815)
Places
Arab countries, Venice (Italy), Europe, Middle East

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Vathek
1983, Oxford University Press
in English - [Rev. ed.].
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Vathek.
1972, Scholar's Facsimiles & Reprints
in English
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Vathek: an Arabian tale, 1786
1971, Scolar Press
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Vathek: an Arabian tale
1945, Limited Editions Club
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Vathek.
1923, P. Allan
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Vathek
1922, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent
in English
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Cover of: The history of the Caliph Vathek / by William Beckford.
The history of the Caliph Vathek / by William Beckford.
1887, Cassell
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Vathek: an Arabian tale. With notes, critical and biographical.
1887, J.B. Alden
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Vathek: an Arabian tale
1834, R. Bentley, Bell and Bradfute
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Vathek
1816, Printed for W. Clarke, New Bond street
- 3rd ed., rev. and corrected.
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Vathek.
1815, Chez Clarke

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Edition Notes

Text within ornamental borders.
Limited ed. of 1500 copies, signed by the illuminator.
Issued in a slipcase.

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[New York]
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR4091 .V4 1945, PQ1957.B29 .V4 1945

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 135 p.
Number of pages
135

ID Numbers

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OL6484654M
LCCN
45008746
OCLC/WorldCat
1921786
Library Thing
57530

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