{"product_id":"vathek-fantasy-and-horror-classics-william-beckford-9781447403876","title":"Vathek (Fantasy and Horror Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classic tale of a man who sells his soul for power, but in this case, the eventual damnation is not hellfire, but a terrible, eternal despair.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA dark fairy tale that combines the opulent romance of the \u003cem\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/em\u003e with the moral horror of the nascent Gothic movement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis short story follows the story of Caliph Vathek, the ninth ruler of the Abassides, a famously ambitious and pleasure-seeking monarch. Driven by insatiable pride and a thirst for forbidden knowledge, Vathek builds a magnificent tower where he can study the stars and seek out supernatural secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis desires lead him and his ruthlessly ambitious mother, the sorceress Carathis, into a pact with the sinister demon Ghul-al-Shihr. They are promised the unimaginable riches and treasures of the Palace of Eblis (the Islamic equivalent of Satan) if they commit a series of sacrilegious acts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final journey to the demonic subterranean palace is one of the most spectacularly imaginative and horrifying scenes in 18th-century literature. A brief, dazzling, and chilling masterpiece that remains a cornerstone of the horror and fantasy genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Beckford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1447403878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447403876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantasy and Horror Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.06d","brand":"William Beckford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458339778815,"sku":"9781447403876","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_012319e9-5ff1-4dcb-926a-d855962e1195.jpg?v=1777403838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vathek-fantasy-and-horror-classics-william-beckford-9781447403876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}