Vathek and Other Stories : A William Beckford Reader
, by Beckford, William (Author); Jack, Malcolm (Editor/introduction)- ISBN: 9780140435306 | 0140435301
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/1/1995
Beckford's Gothic novel Vathek, an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. Published in English in 1786, it was one of the most successful of the oriental tales then in fashion. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose.