Vathek

Author/Contributor(s):	Beckford, William
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	06/10/2013
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

A captivating hybrid of Gothic, oriental, and satiric fiction, Vathek documents the fall of Vathek, whose obsessive quest for knowledge, pleasure and power leads to his eventual damnation. An extraordinary fantasy, the novel has influenced writers from Byron to Lovecraft. This new edition combines a definitive text with new introduction and notes.