Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Published
Mar 23, 1994
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
185196049X
ISBN-13
9781851960491
Description
Beckford's Gothic novel, "Vathek", an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. It is the story of Caliph Vathek, whose eye can kill at a glance, who makes a pact with the Devil, Eblis. This edition includes an introductory essay on William Beckford.