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"William Beckford's Vathek is a touchstone of eighteenth-century Orientalism and of the Gothic novel. Beckford's later work, The Episodes of Vathek, shares Vathek's irreverent and decadent style, and an edition that unites the two has long been overdue.
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- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- William Beckford
- First published
- 1929
- Pages
- 397
- Publisher
- José Corti, Creative Media Partners, LLC, Constable
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9781014816474
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“VATHEK, ninth Caliph of the race of the Abassides, was the son of Motassem, and the grandson of Haroun al Raschid.”
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