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William Beckford Vathek an Arabian Tale Introduction "At the first glimpse of dawn he hastened to the prison, again to importune this intractable stranger; but the rage of Vathek exceeded all bounds on finding the prison empty, the grates burst asunder, and his guards lying lifeless around him. In the paroxysm of his passion he fell furiously on the poor carcasses, and kicked them till evening without intermission" ( Vathek William Beckford, now known mainly for his peculiar Oriental tale Vathek , was born to the lord mayor of London in 1759 and from the outset lived a life of enormous wealth and notoriety. His father had made his fortune in the West Indies and was one of the richest men in England. Beckford, inheriting the wealth, began to lead a life of considerable extravagance. Scandal surrounded his life as an MP, traveller and collector. Travelling in Switzerland and Italy in the late 1770s, he met Lady Catherine Hamilton who was to become a friend and advisor and stayed with her and her husband as he would later in less salubrious circumstances. In England he found himself at the centre of the "Powderham Scandal", after his relationship with the thirteen year-old William Courtenay became well known. Remarkably, Beckford decided to stay in England temporarily at Fonthill Abbey, his vast Gothic home. However, a year later he was effectively forced to leave the country. Beckford married Lady Margaret Gordon in 1783 and became a Member of Parliament in England the next year. His wife died not long after the birth of their second daughter and he roamed on the continent again for over a decade spending as freely as was his lifelong wont. During this time he wrote

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The University of Adelaide Library eBooks Help William Beckford (1760-1844) Biographical note Miscellaneous writer, only son of William B., Lord Mayor of London, the associate and supporter of John Wilkes, inherited at the age of 9 an enormous fortune. In these circumstances he grew up wayward and extravagant, showing, however, a strong bent towards literature. His education was entrusted to a private tutor, with whom he travelled extensively on the Continent. At the age of 22 he produced his oriental romance, Vathek c. 1781), written originally in French and, as he was accustomed to boast, at a single sitting of three days and two nights. There is reason, however, to believe that this was a flight of imagination. It is an impressive work, full of fantastic and magnificent conceptions, rising occasionally to sublimity. His other principal writings are Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters (1780), a satirical work, and Letters from Italy with Sketches of Spain and Portugal [From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin, 1910 More ... from Wikipedia Works The History of the Caliph Vathek ( c.

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1907 Nuttall Encyclop¦dia of General Knowledge B · Beckford, William a b c d ... z Beckford, William ( Beckford, William , author of “Vathek,” son of a rich alderman of London , who bequeathed him property to the value of £100,000 per annum; kept spending his fortune on extravagancies and vagaries; wrote “Vathek,” an Arabian tale, when a youth of twenty-two, at a sitting of three days and two nights, a work which established his reputation as one of the first of the imaginative writers of his country. He wrote two volumes of travels in Italy , but his fame rests on his “Vathek” alone ( Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclop¦dia , edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907) Becket, Thomas a Beckmann Web fromoldbooks.org Becca`ria, C¦sare Bonesana, Marquis of Beche-de-mer Becher, Johann Joachim Bechstein ... Becket, Thomas a Beckford, William Beckmann Beckx, Peter John Becquerel, Antoine C¦sar Bed of Justice ... Bedford, John, Duke of

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27. Powell's Books - Vathek (Oxford World's Classics) By William Beckford Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxviixl) http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=9780192836564

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William Beckford Internet Resources: BECKFORDIANA ALAMOUDI , Carmen. "Un Sourire dechire: L'Ironie dans le Vathek de Beckford." Eighteenth-Century Fiction 8:3 (1996): 401-[data [A lacerating smile: Irony in Beckford's Vathek ALEXANDER , Boyd. "William Beckford: Man of Taste." 0281 . "The Decay of Beckford's Genius" In William Beckford of Fonthill, 1760-1844: Bicentenary Essays. . "William Beckford of Fonthill." 0283 England's Wealthiest Son: A Study of William Beckford. ARMOUR , Richard W. "The Caliph of Fonthill." 0286 BABB , James T. "William Beckford of Fonthill." 0203 BARIDON . "VathekMegalomaniac Caliph or Pundit of the Avant Garde?" In BELL , C. F. "William Beckford." 0288 BELLOC , Hilaire. "On Vathek " In A Conversation with an Angel and Other Essays. BENRAHHAL-SERGHINI , El-Habib. "The Road to Istakhar: A Critical Study of the Text and Context of William Beckford's ' Vathek ' and the ' Episodes,' 1760-1844." Dissertation Abstracts International 55:9 (1995): 2839A (Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen). Focuses on the "ideology of power" in Vathek and the Episodes . Also examines 'the affiliations that Vathek and the Episodes may have with the Gothic tradition." Beckford emphasizes the relationship between the creative imagination and the ideology of power in these works.

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32. Von Venedig Zu Den Dolomiten. Mit William Beckford. - BECKFORD, WILLIAM Von Venedig zu den Dolomiten. Mit william beckford.; beckford, william. Offered by Antiquariaat Joyce Royce. http://antiqbook.be/boox/joy/4481.shtml

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33. BECKFORD-GGIII.html Internet Resources Dick Claésson s william beckford Website England’s Wealthiest Son A Study of william beckford. GGI 0284. ANDERSEN, Jorgen. http://thesicklytaper.com/BECKFORD.HTM

6. William Beckford Internet Resources: Dick Claésson's William Beckford Website ALAMOUDI, Carmen. “Un Sourire dechire: L‘Ironie dans le Vathek de Beckford.” Eighteenth-Century Fiction 8 (1996): 401-14. [A Lacerating Smile: Irony in Beckford’s Vathek ]. [GGIII: 0759]. ALEXANDER, Boyd. “William Beckford: Man of Taste.” History Today 10 (1960): 686-694. [GGI: 0281]. ALEXANDER, Boyd. “The Decay of Beckford’s Genius” (XXX). In William Beckford of Fonthill, 1760-1844: Bicentenary Essays, ed. Fatma Moussa Mahmoud. Cairo, Egypt: C. Tsoumas, 1960; Rpt. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1972. [GGI: 0282]. ALEXANDER, Boyd. “William Beckford of Fonthill.” Yale University Library Gazette 35 (1961): 161-169. [GGI: 0283]. ALEXANDER, Boyd. England’s Wealthiest Son: A Study of William Beckford. London: Centaur Press, 1962. [GGI: 0284]. ANDERSEN, Jorgen. “Giant Dreams: Piranesi’s Influence in England.” English Miscellany 3 (1952): 49-59. [GGI: 0285]. ARMOUR, Richard W. “The Caliph of Fonthill.” Reading and Collecting 1 (1937): 9-10. [GGI: 0286].

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38. Beckford, William - Who's Who In Lesbian And Gay Writing beckford, william. Editors Gabriele Griffin. No. of pages 226. Originally Published On May 2002. Published in book Who s Who in Lesbian and Gay Writing, http://prod.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a733495604~db=all~jumptype=rss

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39. Érudit | RON N46 2007 : McCalman : The Virtual Infernal: Philippe De Loutherb The Virtual Infernal Philippe de Loutherbourg, william beckford and the Spectacle of Early in December 1781 the young English aesthete william beckford http://www.erudit.org/revue/RON/2007/v/n46/016129ar.html

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40. The National Archives | National Register Of Archives | Person Details | Archive beckford, william (17601844) Author MP Art Collector. GB/NNAF/P130014 (Former ISAAR ref GB/NNAF/P1998). Archival Information Historical information http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/pidocs.asp?P=P1998

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