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  • VATHEK
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    VATHEK
    WILLIAM BECKFORD
    A chilling addition to the Haunted Library of Horror Classics. When you have all you could ever want—power, wealth, influence, status—what's left to wish for? First published in 1786, William Beckford's classic tale combines the lush setting of The Arabian Nights with a gothic nightmare. Vathek, the fierce ninth caliph of the Abassides, has the world at his feet. Nothing is bey...

    $304.00

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  • VATHEK, OR, THE HISTORY OF CALIPH VATHEK
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    VATHEK, OR, THE HISTORY OF CALIPH VATHEK
    WILLIAM BECKFORD
    Vathek was written during a time when part of European culture was influenced by Orientalism. It is an Arabian tale because of the oriental setting and characters and the depiction of oriental cultures, societies, and myth. Vathek is also a Gothic novel with its emphasis on the supernatural, ghosts, and spirits, as well as the terror it tries to induce in the reader. (Wikipedia...

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  • VATHEK
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    VATHEK
    WILLIAM BECKFORD
    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 look. He is proud, and he is powerful. Still, he wants more—more knowledge, more power,...

    $85.00

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