Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.6
EAN num: 9780140435306
ISBN number: 0140435301
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: October 01, 1995
Publishing house: Penguin Classics
Sale Popularity Level: 554628
Studio: Penguin Classics
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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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