The Beckford, William 1760-1844 creator Morley, Henry 1822-1894 text utu 2000 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The History of Caliph Vathek" by William Beckford is a Gothic novel composed in French beginning in 1782 and first published in English in 1786. The story follows Vathek, a depraved and tyrannical caliph with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, who encounters a mysterious stranger promising magical treasures and access to forbidden power. Seduced by promises of ultimate knowledge and the keys to the Palace of Underground Fire, Vathek makes a dark pact that demands terrible sacrifices and leads him down a path of increasingly heinous acts, rejecting salvation at every turn. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Translation of Vathek Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vathek Release date is 2000-02-01 Transcribed from the 1887 Cassell & Company edition by David Price Original publication data not identified English fiction Gothic fiction Arab countries -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2060 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2060 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133053.0 2060