41. William Beckford: Free Web Books, Online William Beckford (17601844). Biographical note. from Wikipedia. Works. The History of the Caliph Vathek read download . Other links http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/beckford/william/

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43. Other New Publications On Queer Art, January 2002 William Beckford 17601844 an eye for the magnificent. Derek E. Ostergard, editor; essays by Philip Hewat-Jaboor and others. New Haven Yale University http://www.artcataloging.net/glc/qcan021/qcan021j.html

Other new publications on queer art, January 2002 Aletti, Vince, “In the army now?: boy’s life,” Village voice, Dec. 4, 2001, p. 69. Short notice of Collier Shorr show at 303 Gallery, New York Alphen, Ernst van. Francis Bacon and the loss of self. London: Reaktion Books (original ed.: Harvard University Press, 1993) 234 pp. ISBN 0-948462-34-5 (£14.95) Bartlett, Neil, “Fresh as paint,” Gay times (London), no. 278 (Nov. 2001), p. 88. Review of Water from a bucket: a diary 1948-1957 by Charles Henri Ford: “fellow New York author Lynne Tillman has edited the diary faultlessly ... Recommended, in every possible sense of the phrase, this provoking, pleasurable, unexpected book is a true labour of love” Bechdel, Alison, “Ordinary insurrections: Alison Bechtel interviewed by Marney Hall,” The journal of lesbian studies, v. 6, no. 3 (2001), p. 15-21 Beckford, William. The consummate collector: William Beckford’s letters to his bookseller. Edited with introduction and notes by Robert J. Gemmett. Wilby, Norwich [UK]: Michael Russell, 2000. 336 pp. ISBN 0859552527 Beckford, William. William Beckford 1760-1844: an eye for the magnificent. Derek E. Ostergard, editor; essays by Philip Hewat-Jaboor and others. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. 448 pp. ISBN 0-300-09068-4 (hardcover) In conjunction with the exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center, New York

44. Gilbert Collection One of a pair of magnificent cabinets made for William Beckford (17601844) William Beckford, the creator of the Gothick Fonthill Abbey and a most http://www.gilbert-collection.org.uk/directorschoice/choice_beckford.html

home director's choice previous choice: Beckford cabinet One of a pair of magnificent cabinets made for William Beckford (1760-1844) Special loan: the loan of this exhibit has been made possible with the generous assisitance of Mrs Edmond J. Safra. William Beckford, the creator of the Gothick Fonthill Abbey and a most discriminating connoisseur, had this gorgeous cabinet made in Paris around 1825. It is richly encrusted with hardstones and luxuriously mounted in gilt bronze and incorporates panels of hardstones made at the celebrated Gobelins workshops in Paris in the late 17th Century. The cabinet embodies the opulent French style - colourful and intensely decorative - that was made fashionable by patrons such as the Prince Regent. The loan of the Beckford cabinet gives visitors to the Gilbert Collection a rare opportunity to see one of the most sumptuous pieces ever commissioned by a British patron in Paris and to compare it with the opulent clock cabinet, also decorated with hardstone panels, commissioned by Beckford's son-in-law, the Duke of Hamilton, and with other material ordered by Beckford now in the Gilbert Collection. current Director's choice - Table with Flora of the Two Sicilies previous choice - Frederick the Great Snuffbox previous choice - Storr Basket previous choice - Suki Chalice ... home the galleries

45. Gilbert Collection The crest is that of Beckford, for William Beckford (17601844). He is best known for Fonthill Abbey, a vast Gothick mansion that he built in Wiltshire http://www.gilbert-collection.org.uk/directorschoice/storr_basket.html

home director's choice: Storr basket Magnificent silver-gilt basket by Paul Storr, 1797-98. The basket is in the form of plaited ears of wheat. The pierced. rim foot is chased with trellised basketwork with plaiting above and below. The spreading sides are formed as forty groups of three ears of wheat plaited together, the curling ears forming the border. A band of reed-and-tie ornament is applied around the lower part of the basket. The underside of the plain base is engraved with a crest. The crest is that of Beckford, for William Beckford (1760-1844). He is best known for Fonthill Abbey, a vast "Gothick" mansion that he built in Wiltshire during the first decade of the nineteenth century and whose spire was taller than that of Salisbury Cathedral. He devoted himself to filling the house with works of art until 1822, when the failure of his West Indian sugar plantations forced him to sell the house and most of its contents to John Farquhar. Farquhar himself sold the contents in the following year in one of the most famous auctions of the nineteenth century. Beckford's taste for exquisite workmanship and sumptuous materials was largely out of tune with the times: William Hazlitt acidly described the house as "a Cathedral turned into a toy shop, an immense Museum of all that is most curious and costly and, at the same time, most worthless in the productions of art and nature"

46. Vathek And Other Stories: A William Beckford Reader Published By Pickering & Cha William Beckford (17601844) inherited a large fortune and, at the age of nineteen, went on a tour of Holland, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. http://www.pickeringchatto.com/vathek.htm

Publication details Contents Editor Recommend this title to your library Vathek and Other Stories: A William Beckford Reader Edited by Malcolm Jack 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. William Beckford (1760-1844) inherited a large fortune and, at the age of nineteen, went on a tour of Holland, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. He was a Member of Parliament and a traveller who spent large sums of money collecting rare books, curiosities and paintings for the embellishment of his Gothic Extravaganza, Fonthill Abbey, where he lived in opulent seclusion until forced by bankruptcy to sell it in 1822. 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. Publication details 1 85196 049 X: £39.95/$59.95 304pp: 216x138mm: Hb: 1994 Contents The texts in this edition include Vathek The Vision Azemia The Journal of 1787 , selections from the Biographical Memoirs , together with travel writings and satire. Only two of the works represented here are to be found in any available modern edition.

47. Artifact: Full Record For Beckfordiana : Recollections Of William Beckford (1893 People Beckford, William, 17601844; Lansdowne, Henry Venn. Places WiltshireEnglandUnited Kingdom; BathEnglandUnited Kingdom http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=6291

48. The Book Collector - Alphabetical Index To Volume 52 (2003) Beckford, William, 17601844 an Eye for the Magnificent (ed.Ostergard), 73. Bell, Bill review, 268. Bell, Peter Edinburgh University Press Publications http://www.thebookcollector.co.uk/annualindices/bcindex2003.html

49. C Description Beckford, William, 17601844, was an English author. A wealthy dilettante, Beckford had a great desire to ascend to the nobility. http://www.martinopublishing.com/cdescription.htm

MARTINO PUBLISHING Caillet- Chavanne Caillet, Albert. MANUAL BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE DES SCIENCES PHYSIQUES OU OCCULTES. 8vo. 3 vols. Lxvii, 531; 533; 767 pp. Paris, 1912. ISBN 1-57898-004-6. This important bibliography of books on the occult and its kindred sciences of magic, astrology, etc. give full titles and collations for 11,648 items. In many cases there are annotations about the book and brief biographical notes about the author. Duveen describes this work as “necessary to any collection.” Cain, Alex and Alison Harvey Wood and John Bowles. MOUNTAINEERING: CATALOGUE OF THE GRAHAM BROWN AND LLOYD COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND. Oversized Octavo. Xvii, 453pp. Edinburgh [Scotland]: National Library of Scotland, 1994. Martino Fine Books has acquired all remaining copies of this useful bibliography from the National Library of Scotland. This mountaineering catalogue lists books from two important bequests by Thomas Graham Brown and by Robert Wylie Lloyd housed in the Department of Printed Books, The National Library of Scotland. It also includes other bequests and acquisitions through 1987. Circa 6000 mountaineering items are listed. The structure of the entry is as follows:

50. Anecdote - William Beckford - Fonthill Abbey (long) Beckford, William (17601844) British eccentric, collector, and author noted for his Oriental romance Vathek (1786) Sources C. Fadiman, ed., Little, http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=8683

51. William Beckford Archive Dulwichpicturegallery T He Dulwich are hosting an exhibition of the work of William Beckford (17601844). William Beckford is one of the greatest names in the history of collecting. http://www.zyworld.com/Oriflammejournal/beckford.htm

he Dulwich Picture Gallery are hosting an exhibition of the work of William Beckford (1760-1844). Part of Oriflamme's remit is to feature coverage of medievalism and Willam Beckford was one of the greatest cultural medievalists of the early nineteenth century. " William Beckford is one of the greatest names in the history of collecting. In 1822, his decision to sell the contents of Fonthill Abbey caused a feeding frenzy. Fonthill Abbey revealed Beckford as a leading advocate of Gothic architecture, design and history., but his taste was broader than that- he had a passion for the Medieval period that stretched to include oriental, Islamic, and Renaissance work. Beckford ignited the enthusiasm and taste of a generation of architects and designers. He inherited his family's Jamaican sugar plantations and was known as England's wealthiest son. he completed a Grand Tour of unparalled lavishness and became a figure of international repute as a young man,not, least as the author of the sensational novel 'Valthek', which he wrote at 21, signalling the arrival of a person of truly exotic character and taste." Colin Spencer, author of 'Homosexuality-A History" described Beckford as " Quite the most controversial figure at this time (who) managed to break all the rules, but in doing so was ostracised by English Society. Nicknamed the 'Fool of Fonthil' William Beckford was the richest man in England.....At the age of nineteen Beckford met and fell in love with William Courtney, aged ten, a pupil at Westminster school and regarded as one of the most beautiful youths in England. Two years later Beckford married a Scottish heiress with whom he had two chidlren. He remained close to Courtney.

52. Building Towers, Forming Gardens: Landscaping By Hamilton, Hoare And Beckford William Beckford pbk £5.99, to the sumptuous catalogue for the Bard/Dulwich exhibition, William Beckford, 17601844 An Eye For The Magnificent hbk £50. http://www.johnsandoe.com/review_3874.htm

Building Towers, Forming Gardens: Landscaping By Hamilton, Hoare And Beckford Christopher Thacker Editions Cover Publisher ISBN Number Price Buy pbk St Barnabas Press Review About 35 minutes from London, tucked in a corner between the M25 and the A3, and somehow miraculously unscathed, is one of the most astonishing landscapes to have been produced in the middle of the 18th Century. It was created by Charles Hamilton and is noteworthy, not only in its own right, but also as the inspiration for two other gardeners of note, Henry Hoare at Stourhead and Alderman Beckford at Fonthill, father of the more celebrated William, who would out-do all three in the ambition of his projects. The first part of this most diverting volume examines the friendships, rivalries and extravagances of the resourceful trio who vied with each other in their fanciful concepts, but it is in his researches around the young Beckford that author and garden historian Thacker comes into his own. Labelled by Byron and then by himself, as ‘England’s wealthiest son’ his hopes of titles and political advancement were dashed when details of his relationship with his cousin, Master ‘Kitty’ Courtney were revealed, resulting in his effective banishment on a very extended Grand Tour. Thacker gives us details of his life and travels from his observations on the mountains and valleys which would inspire his later creations. He confessed to Lady Hamilton, Emma’s predecessor, “I fear I shall never be half so good for anything in this world but building towers, forming gardens”. Prophetic words for the man who would later extend his father’s vision to create a personal paradise at Fonthill Abbey, which must rank as one of the most extravagant private commissions ever executed in this country, all the more romantic since it collapsed so soon after its creation.

53. Estelle Morris Defers Export Of An Oak Coffer From Lansdown Tower William Beckford (17601844) was one of the most remarkable men of his time and was dubbed England s wealthiest son by Byron. Mozart taught him piano and http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/press_notices/archive_2004/DCMS151_2004.htm?mon

54. Scran - William Beckford William Beckford. Object Type This is a print made by a combination of stipple made by TA Dean, is a portrait of William Beckford (17601844) aged 21, http://www.scran.ac.uk/000-000-636-229-C

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55. Scran - Plate And Cup And Saucer William Beckford (17601844) was a renowned collector. On his death in 1844 he bequeathed his collection to his younger daughter Susan Euphemia, http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-591-594-C

56. Nightmareweb William Beckford (17601844), was a novelist, bibliophile, traveller, collector, and builder, and perhaps the richest commoner in England in his day. http://www.library.arizona.edu/branches/spc/homepage/nightmare/Nightmareweb.htm

Nightmare on Cherry Street Gothic Fiction from Mary Shelley's Era A Rare Books Exhibition Special Collections The University of Arizona Library March 5 - April 18, 2003 One web source for some of the information presented here is Literary Gothic: http://www.litgothic.com/index_fl.html Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus West Hatfield, Mass. : Pennyroyal, 1983, c1984. The University of Arizona’s Library’s Special Collection does not own an 1818 first edition of Shelley’s Frankenstein . However there are only 350 copies of the Pennyroyal limited edition displayed here; its text is based on a copy of the original three-volume 1818 edition. The second edition of Frankenstein , 1823, was in two volumes and for the third, 1831, Mary Shelley revised the text into a single volume work. It was the 1831 edition that included the first illustrations, including an engraved frontispiece showing the monster first beginning to move and Frankenstein rushing from the room. James Whale’s 1931 film version of Frankenstein opened the market to many illustrated editions of the book in the 1930’s. Booksmith Barry Moser designed and illustrated this Pennyroyal edition. His woodcuts shape the Monster from darkness giving him a form simultaneously ghastly in its malice and transfixing in its suffering. Moser’s prints are arrayed throughout this exhibition.

57. Author Index Beckford, William, 17601844 Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956 Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 Bell, Currer pseud. AKA Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855 http://www.worldwide-library.co.uk/Authors/author_index.htm

Home Author Title Topic ... Book Club The Worldwide Library making e-books available to everyone worldwide without charge now. How to use this library Book Club Index by Author Index by Title ... Sponsors Author Index Select the letter the authors surname begins with, or below in the editors and compilers index, to go to the listing of authors with this letter and then click on the authors name to see information on the author and what books they are known to have written. there are a number of authors with the same name, and in those cases the lifespan dates will help. Let us know of any errors you see. Authors A B C D ... Z Editors and compilers A B C D ... Z Authors A Abbott, David Phelps, 1863-1934 Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926 AKA: Square, A Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877 Adams, Andy, 1859-1935 Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803

58. 1787AD Beckford, William Thomas (17601844) H301. a) 1787 to 1788 and June 1794. Travel diaries in Portugal and Spain, expanded and edited by the author to take http://diarysearch.co.uk/Subweb/1787ad.htm

59. The Bard Graduate Center: Exhibition Catalogues William Beckford, 17601844 An Eye for the Magnificent, edited by Derek Ostergard; hardcover $80; 2001. Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000 Diversity http://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibit/catalogues.shtml

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60. William Beckford William Beckford, 17601844, English novelist and eccentric. Beckford is now best known for his Gothic-influenced oriental tale The History of the Caliph http://web.bilkent.edu.tr/Online/www.english.upenn.edu/jlynch/Frank/People/beckf

William Beckford William Beckford, , English novelist and eccentric. Beckford is now best known for his Gothic-influenced oriental tale The History of the Caliph Vathek Vathek , originally published in French, tells the story of the deranged eponymous caliph's vicious life and final descent into hell. In his own day, though, his fame depended at least as much upon his unconventional life. He had scandalous romantic liaisons with a young boy and with the wife of his cousin, and was known to participate in black magic. In he built Fonthill Abbey, a pseudo-Gothic structure similar in spirit to Walpole 's Strawberry Hill. Contexts: The Gothic

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