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William Beckford
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My crimes are even greater that those of the Calif Vathek. No rash and impious counsels hastened my ruin, as they have hastened his. If I am here, in this…
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Italy, with sketchs of Spain and Portugal, by William Beckford, … - Vathek, an Arabian tale… Date de l'edition originale: 1834
Le present ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation…
Cyrus Redding
Lewis Melville, James Storer
Perry Gauci
A biography of William Beckford that provides a look at eighteenth-century British history from the perspective of the colonies. He was born in 1709 into a family of wealthy sugar…
William Beckford, Jr
William Beckford was a late 18th century British writer best known for Vathek, a supernatural tale that he wrote in the 1780s.
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…
Anna Jameson,William Beckford, Jr.
THIS 18 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Higher Race Development: A Course of Instructions on the Right Use of Sex, by R. Swinburne Clymer. To purchase the entire…
In this gripping and yet captivating account of a compelling true life story, William Beckford enthralls his audience with a story that will live with you - forever. He will…
William Beckford Jr.
Remarks Upon The Situation Of Negroes In Jamaica: Impartially Made From A Local Experience Of Nearly Thirteen Years In That Island (1788) is a book written by William Beckford Jr…
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books…
William Beckford, Jr.
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…
Title: Italy, with sketches of Spain and Portugal. (Vathek: an Arabian tale … With notes, critical and explanatory.).Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of…
Title: Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal. By the author of Vathek [i.e. W. Beckford].Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United…
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…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
Henry Venn Lansdown
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off…
Anonymous
Full Title: William Beckford, Esq; Appellant, John Campbell, Esq; Respondent
Description: The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years…
Anonym
Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 2,0, RWTH Aachen University (Anglistik), course: HS Gothic Novel, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this…
William Beckford, Jr.,Samuel Johnson
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
August 4th.–The heats were so excessive in the night, that I thought myself several times on the point of suffocation, tossed about like a wounded fish, and dreamt of the…
The book may have numerous typos or missing text. It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the…