by William Beckford · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781845886080
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«Modern Novel Writing: Or The Elegant Enthusiast» is William Beckford's satirical novel, published by Nonsuch in paperback.
This satire of the sentimental and sensationalist novels of the late eighteenth century also attacks William Pitt the Younger, the war with France, repressive legislation, and the government's neglect of the poor.
Novel originally published in 1796; this 2008 edition, with introduction and notes by Robert J. Gemmett, is the first scholarly edition of the work.
William Thomas Beckford was a British writer and politician. He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner. Beckford was the son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, the daughter of George Hamilton. He served as a Member of Parliament for Wells in 1784–1790 and Hindon in 1790–1795 and 1806–1820. Beckford is best known for writing the 1786 Gothic novel Vathek, for building Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire and Beckford's Tower in Bath, and for his extensive art collection.
