Vathek and Other Stories

By Malcolm Jack & William Beckford

Vathek and Other Stories - Malcolm Jack & William Beckford
  • Release Date: 2007-04-26
  • Genre: Classics

Description

Beckford's Gothic novel Vathek, an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. Published in English in 1786, it was one of the most successful of the oriental tales then in fashion. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose.