The History of Caliph Vathek
By William Beckford
- Release Date: 1844-01-01
- Genre: Fiction for Young Adults
Description
Vathek (alternatively titled Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek) is a Gothic novel. Vathek capitalised on the 18th (and early 19th) century obsession with all things Oriental (see Orientalism), which was inspired by Antoine Galland's translation of The Arabian Nights.
