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William Beckford

VATHEK

This eBook edition of “VATHEK” has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Vathek, the ninth caliph of the Abassides, ascended to the throne at an early age. He is a majestic figure, terrible in anger, and addicted to the pleasures of the flesh. When a hideous stranger arrives in town, claiming to be a merchant from India selling precious goods, Vathek buys glowing swords with letters on them from the merchant and imprisons him. The next day, he discovers that the merchant has escaped and his prison guards are dead. From that point starts Vathek's fall from power in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers
185 printed pages
Copyright owner
Bookwire
Original publication
2018
Publication year
2018
Translator
Samuel Henley
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