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Vathek, Gothic novel by William Beckford, published in 1786. Considered a masterpiece of bizarre invention and sustained fantasy, Vathek was written in French in 1782 and was translated into English by the author’s friend the Rev. Samuel Henley, who published it anonymously, claiming in the preface
William Beckford (1 de octubre de 1760 - 2 de mayo de 1844) fue un novelista inglés, escritor de viajes, coleccionista de arte y político. Su obra más conocida es el romance oriental Vathek .
Há 1 dia · William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844) was an English nobleman, traveller and writer who wrote mainly in French. Beckford was born in London and at an early age inherited a huge fortune and the Fonthill estate in Wiltshire, England, apart from several sugar plantations in Jamaica. After gaining a reputation of sexual aberrancy he chose to live in ...
His parents were William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, daughter of the Hon. George Hamilton. He was Member of Parliament for Wells from 1784 to 1790, for Hindon from 1790 to 1795 and 1806 to 1820. He is remembered as the author of the Gothic novel Vathek (1786), the builder of the remarkable lost Fonthill Abbey and Lansdown Tower ("Beckford's Tower"), Bath, and especially for his art collection.
William Beckford. (1709-1770), Owner of enslaved people; politician. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 15 portraits. Born in Jamaica, William Beckford's family had the largest sugar fortune in the West Indies. He was sent to England at the age of fourteen to be educated and after studying at Oxford, studied medicine at the ...
17 de fev. de 2011 · William Beckford was born in Jamaica, the son of a leading sugar plantation owner who, at his death in 1735, was the wealthiest and most powerful man on the island. William Beckford's own property ...
12,00€ 9,60€. Apologia do Ócio. de Robert Louis Stevenson. William Beckford - consulte a biografia e bibliografia do autor de Diário de William Beckford em Portugal e Espanha (3.ª Edição), Vathek, Alcobaça e Batalha - Recordações de Viagem ...
