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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 introductory essay on William Beckford.

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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 introductory essay on William Beckford (1760-1844), encompassing the development of genre, the satirical mode, the Oriental tale, travel writing and diaries. The texts include "The Vision", "Vathek", selections from the "Biographical Memoirs", "Azemia", the "Journal of 1787", plus travel writing and writing on dreams.
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Editor Malcolm Jack is an independent scholar living in London. He specializes in eighteenth century English and French literature. He is author of Corruption and Progress: The Eighteenth Century Debate

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  • PublisherRoutledge
  • Publication date1994
  • ISBN 10 185196049X
  • ISBN 13 9781851960491
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages304
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London. William Pickering and Chatto (Publishers) Ltd. 1993. First Edition. Medium 8vo 9½" x 6  [24cm x 15cm] approx. 295 pp. Dark blue boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards show no wear and text block is clean and unmarked. The jacket does show some wear with rubbing along all four edges and at the spine ends. There is a closed tear at the top right hand corner and a smaller one along the front bottom edge. Despite this wear, the book presents attractively in mylar and this book is quite scarce. Edited by Malcolm Jack. 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 introductory essay on William Beckford (1760-1844), encompassing the development of genre, the satirical mode, the Oriental tale, travel writing and diaries. The texts include The Vision, Vathek, selections from the Biographical Memoirs, Azemia, the Journal of 1787, plus travel writing and writing on dreams. Seller Inventory # YR33NOV015

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