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Vathek, An Arabian Tale (Lady Valkyrie Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481929004)
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xIn this classic and timeless novel, we encounter the rise and fall of the once mighty Vathek. The story chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalized version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers. Perverse and grotesque comedy alternates with scenes of magnificence and beauty in the story of the ruthless Caliph Vathek's journey to damnation. In his attempts to reach the unreachable, Vathek, instead of attaining mighty powers, descends into a hell ruled by the demon Eblis. Unable to escape from the deeps of the earth, Vathek is doomed to wander endlessly.
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Author: Henry Morley,William Thomas Beckford
ISBN-10: 1481929003
ISBN-13: 9781481929004
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2013
Pages: 122
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d
By Henry Morley
xWilliam Thomas Beckford (1760-1844), usually known as William Beckford, was an English novelist, critic, travel writer, and a politician; moreover, he was also a knowledgeable art collector and patron of works of decorative art. He was reputed at one stage in his life to be the richest commoner in England. He was a Member of Parliament for several years. Beckford is not only remembered as the author of the Gothic novel Vathek, but also as the builder of the remarkable lost Fonthill Abbey, Lansdown Tower ("Beckford's Tower"), and especially for his art collection.
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