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William Beckford
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The sun set before I recovered my senses enough to discover plainly the variegated slopes near Canterbury waving with slender birch-trees and gilt with a profusion of broom.
In this classic travelogue, the author takes readers on a journey through Italy, Spain, and Portugal, exploring their cities, cultures, and landmarks. He also includes an excursion to the monasteries…
This hauntingly beautiful novel takes readers on a journey through the dark and mysterious world of Vathek, the powerful ruler of a mystical kingdom. As Vathek delves deeper into the…
Set in exotic locations across the Middle East, this gothic novel follows the adventures of a young caliph who has made a deal with the devil. As he searches for…
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
A captivating hybrid of Gothic, oriental, and satiric fiction, Vathek documents the fall of Vathek, whose obsessive quest for knowledge, pleasure and power leads to his eventual damnation. An extraordinary…
A descriptive account of the island of Jamaica: with remarks upon the cultivation of the sugar-cane, throughout the different seasons of the year, and chiefly considered in a picturesque point…
Many of the earliest and most interesting vampire stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic…
Many of the gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works…
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844) war ein englischer Exzentriker, hauptsachlich bekannt als Schriftsteller und Baumeister. Daruber hinaus war er auch Kritiker, Sammler und Politiker. Sein Roman Vathek beeinflusste Byron, Poe, Carl…
Notion Press proudly brings to you timeless classics from ancient texts to popular modern classics. This carefully chosen collection of books is a celebration of literature, our tribute to the…
Are the answers to these ancient secrets worth your soul?
This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve…
William Beckford was a late 18th century British writer best known for Vathek, a supernatural tale that he wrote in the 1780s.
A Series of Letters from Various Parts of Europe
Malerische Beschreibung der Insel Jamaica ist ein unveranderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1791. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und…
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…
""A Descriptive Account of the Island of Jamaica V1"" is a historical book written by William Beckford in 1790. The book provides a detailed account of the island of Jamaica…
New edition of William Beckford’s first published work, of 1780, with introduction by Robert J. Gemmett, and annotations, illustrations and a bibliography. The work is a satire which criticizes the…
Henry Venn Lansdown
How great was my astonishment some time after, on visiting Fonthill, at perceiving, suspended from the cul de lamp, the very crimson cord that once supported this precious vessel! The…
Cyrus Redding
In Two Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we…
William Beckford, Jr.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
Publication date: 1796 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of…
William Beckford, Jr
William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844) was an English novelist, an art collector and patron, a critic, travel writer and sometime politician. He is remembered as the author of the Gothic novel…
