Vathek by William Beckford (Oxford World’s Classics) Requirements: .ePUB reader, 2 mbOverview: This Beckford’s novel, translated by Samuel Henley, was originally written in French when the author was 21. It was composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley in which form it was first published in 1786. […]
The History of the Caliph Vathek by William Beckford (.MP3)Requirements: .MP3 reader, 122 MBOverview: 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, […]
Vathek by William Beckford, Joe R. Lansdale (introduction)Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1.8MB | RetailOverview: When you have all you could ever want, what’s left to wish for? Vathek, the majestic and fierce ninth caliph of the Abassides, has the world at his feet, with pleasure palaces constructed solely to satisfy his every possible appetite. Both his […]
Vathek and Other Stories by William Beckford, Malcolm JackRequirements: .ePUB reader, 2.1 MbOverview: An enthralling work of Gothic fiction, modelled on the Arabian Nights, William Beckford’s Vathek and Other Stories is edited with an introduction by Malcolm Jack in Penguin Classics. William Beckford was a novelist, travel writer, art critic and politician best known for […]
Vathek and Other Stories by William Beckford, Malcolm JackRequirements: ePUB Reader, 2.1 MbOverview: An enthralling work of Gothic fiction, modelled on the Arabian Nights, William Beckford’s Vathek and Other Stories is edited with an introduction by Malcolm Jack in Penguin Classics. William Beckford was a novelist, travel writer, art critic and politician best known for […]