by William Beckford · Bruguera, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402089564
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«Vathek» is the Arabian tale by William Beckford, published by Bruguera in paperback (156 pages, in Spanish).
A tale set in an oriental fantasy universe, with elements of magic, mystery and adventure. The work combines Gothic and horror tones, in a supernatural atmosphere that has made the story a classic of the eighteenth century.
This edition, published in 1982 within the Libro Amigo collection, includes the translation by Manuel Serrat Crespo.
For readers of eighteenth-century classics and of Gothic, fantasy or horror literature, with an interest in exotic settings.
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.
