TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beckford,William
AU  - North,William
TI  - Vathek; An Arabian Tale
AV  - PQ 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Fantasy fiction
KW  - Gothic fiction
KW  - Arab countries -- Fiction
KW  - Middle East -- Fiction
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vathek; Release date is 2013-03-24; This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Vathek; An Arabian Tale" 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 tyrannical ninth caliph consumed by insatiable thirst for forbidden knowledge. When a mysterious stranger offers him access to the legendary Palace of Underground Fire and its supernatural powers, Vathek descends into increasingly dark acts, sacrificing innocents and renouncing his faith. His obsessive quest leads him toward Istakhr and a fate that promises either ultimate power or eternal damnation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42401
ER  -