The History of Caliph Vathek by William Beckford
"The History of Caliph Vathek" by William Beckford is a Gothic novel composed in French beginning in 1782 and first published in English in 1786. The story follows Vathek, a depraved and tyrannical caliph with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, who encounters a mysterious stranger promising magical treasures and access to forbidden power. Seduced by promises of ultimate knowledge and the keys to the Palace of Underground Fire, Vathek makes a dark
pact that demands terrible sacrifices and leads him down a path of increasingly heinous acts, rejecting salvation at every turn. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Beckford, William, 1760-1844 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 |
| Title | The History of Caliph Vathek |
| Note | Translation of Vathek |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vathek |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1887 Cassell & Company edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English fiction |
| Subject | Gothic fiction |
| Subject | Arab countries -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2060 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 8, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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