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ePUB 3
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Nein
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Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
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Forbidden Love/Romance + weitere
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ab 18 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
21.09.2025
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PasserinoSeitenzahl
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1015 KB
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Englisch
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9791223966570
Vathek
By William Thomas Beckford
First published in 1786, Vathek is a dazzling Oriental Gothic tale that blends decadence, fantasy, and horror. Caliph Vathek, ruler of a mighty empire, is consumed by insatiable desires-for knowledge, pleasure, and forbidden power. Enticed by a mysterious stranger, he forsakes his duties, indulges in dark excesses, and embarks on a perilous quest that leads him deep into the underworld. Along the way, palaces shimmer with jewels, sorcerers whisper of ancient secrets, and demons wait in the shadows. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of Gothic literature, Beckford's novel shocked and fascinated readers of the eighteenth century with its exotic imagery, unflinching portrayal of corruption, and moral downfall. Byron, Poe, and Lovecraft all admired its intensity and imaginative scope.
William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844) was an English novelist, art collector, and eccentric aristocrat. Known as one of the wealthiest men of his age, he built the legendary Gothic palace of Fonthill Abbey and amassed one of Europe's finest art collections. His enduring literary fame rests on Vathek (1786), a groundbreaking Gothic-Oriental tale that influenced writers such as Byron, Poe, and Lovecraft.
By William Thomas Beckford
First published in 1786, Vathek is a dazzling Oriental Gothic tale that blends decadence, fantasy, and horror. Caliph Vathek, ruler of a mighty empire, is consumed by insatiable desires-for knowledge, pleasure, and forbidden power. Enticed by a mysterious stranger, he forsakes his duties, indulges in dark excesses, and embarks on a perilous quest that leads him deep into the underworld. Along the way, palaces shimmer with jewels, sorcerers whisper of ancient secrets, and demons wait in the shadows. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of Gothic literature, Beckford's novel shocked and fascinated readers of the eighteenth century with its exotic imagery, unflinching portrayal of corruption, and moral downfall. Byron, Poe, and Lovecraft all admired its intensity and imaginative scope.
William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844) was an English novelist, art collector, and eccentric aristocrat. Known as one of the wealthiest men of his age, he built the legendary Gothic palace of Fonthill Abbey and amassed one of Europe's finest art collections. His enduring literary fame rests on Vathek (1786), a groundbreaking Gothic-Oriental tale that influenced writers such as Byron, Poe, and Lovecraft.
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