Vathek
Author | : William Beckford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1854 |
ISBN-10 | : PRNC:32101068138112 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Vathek by : William Beckford
Download or read book Vathek written by William Beckford and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalized version of the historical Al-Wathiq Bi'llāh), who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers.