William Beckford: 32 books
by William Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
The exotic tale of one man’s unquenchable thirst for power
Vathek, the ninth Caliph of the Abassides, took the throne at a young age. He debates the most knowledgeable scholars of the day, jailing them if they disagree with him. He possesses an evil eye that can kill lesser men with a single...
by Horace Walpole, Mary Shelley, William Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 1974
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 1974
The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings.
This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: The Castle of Otranto, published pseudonymously...
by William Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
“History of the Caliph Vathek” was a Gothic novel. Once upon a time one merchant delivered several numbers of shiny sabers with incomprehensible inscriptions on it. In order not to be blinded by the glitter, Vatek examined inscriptions through colored glass, couldn’t understand its meaning....
by William Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
This 1786 Gothic extravaganza, originally published anonymously, concerns the wicked Caliph Vathek. Vathek is addicted to power, pleasure, and, like Faust, knowledge. Like Faust, too, his pursuit of knowledge, via supernatural means, leads him not to the exalted heights he desires but instead to the torments of hell.
by William Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
June 19th, 1780.—Shall I tell you my dreams?—To give an account of my time is doing, I assure you, but little better. Never did there exist a more ideal being. A frequent mist hovers before my eyes, and, through its medium, I see objects so faint and hazy, that both their colours and forms are...
by William Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
SOME justly admired s having condescended to glean a few stray thoughts from these Letters, which have remained dormant a great many years; I have been at length emboldened to lay them before the public. Perhaps, as they happen to contain passages which persons of acknowledged taste have honoured with...
by William Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
June 19th, 1780. - Shall I tell you my dreams? - To give an account of my time is doing, I assure you, but little better. Never did there exist a more ideal being. A frequent mist hovers before my eyes, and, through its medium, I see objects so faint and hazy, that both their colours and forms are apt...
by Gustave Flaubert, Lord Byron, Pierre Benoit
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
OPU proudly presents the Orientalism compilation which regroups major orientalist works (both paintings and writings). Orientalism is a term used by scholars in art history, literary, geography, and cultural studies for the depiction of Eastern, that is "Oriental" cultures, including Middle...
by Gustave Flaubert, Lord Byron, Pierre Benoit
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
OPU proudly presents the Orientalism compilation which regroups major orientalist works (both paintings and writings). Orientalism is a term used by scholars in art history, literary, geography, and cultural studies for the depiction of Eastern, that is "Oriental" cultures, including Middle...
Vathek
Roman
Language: German
Release Date: November 9, 2018
Vathek, der neunte Kalif aus dem Hause der Abbassiden, war der Sohn des Motassem und Enkel des Harun Al-Raschid. In jungen Jahren bestieg er den Thron. Die großen Eigenschaften, die er ganz jung schon besaß, ließen seine Völker hoffen, daß seine Regierung lang und glücklich sein würde. Sein...
by William Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories
The Dunwich Horror, Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Black Magic, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, Dracula, The Monk, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Northanger Abbey, Wuthering Heights, The Beetle…
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
e-artnow presents to you this unique Halloween collection of the greatest horror classics, the darkest mysteries and supernatural tales: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror. From Beyond… Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle The Spectre Bridegroom James Malcolm Rymer &...
Fortress of Terror: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Tales
The Phantom of the Opera, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Turn of the Screw, The Dunwich Horror, Frankenstein, The Vampire, Dracula, A Haunted Island, Black Magic, The Beetle, The Picture of Dorian Gray…
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Black Cat… Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Ghostly Rental…...
THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics
Black Magic, Sweeney Todd, The Vampyre, Dracula, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Tell-Tale Heart, A Haunted Island, Northanger Abbey, The Horla, The Willows…
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal… John William Polidori: The Vampyre Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars… Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of the Opera Marjorie...