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Books by William Beckford

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FantasyHorrorHistoryIdeasLearning

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Islamic Classics

The history of caliph vathek

Vathek is an eighteenth-century Gothic fantasy in which a wealthy and powerful caliph becomes consumed by curiosity, ambition, and the desire for supernatural knowledge. William Beckford draws on Orientalist imagery, Arabian Nights-style wonder, Islamic motifs, grotesque horror, and the

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