Vathek.
Title:
Vathek.
Author:
Beckford, William.
ISBN:
9780191561146
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (344 pages)
Series:
Oxford World's Classics
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of William Beckford -- Vathek -- Explanatory Notes -- Appendix I. Prefaces to -- Appendi X II. Account of Vathek from d'Herbelot's Bibliothèque Orientale (1697) -- Footnotes.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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