Beckford's
Vathek
(1786) is a
classic of English literature , almost as famous as the 300ft
tower that he built at Fonthill Abbey, which subsequently
collapsed.
Novel
An
Arabian Tale from an Unpublished Manuscript, With Notes Critical
and Explanatory, J. Johnson (London) 1786 (anonymous)
(An Arabian Tale . . . was the original title of
Vathek, written in French by
Beckford and translated into English by Samuel Henley. The
original manuscript was lost or destroyed, and so Beckford hired a
French scholar to re-translate Henley's English back into French.
It is usually published as Vathek, or The History of the
Caliph Vathek)
The
Episodes of Vathek, Stephen Swift (London), 1912
(Vathek was published by Henley
before these four episodes were ready. Includes: "The Story of
Prince Alasi and the Princess Firouzkah", "The Story of Prince
Barkiarokh", "The Story of the Princess Zulkais and the Prince
Kalilah")
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