The History of the Caliph Vathek

By William Beckford

The History of the Caliph Vathek - William Beckford
  • Release Date: 2012-02-07
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature

Description

The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalized version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers.