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1786 novel by William Beckford
Vathek (alternatively titled Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek) is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. It was composed
Vathek
British writer and politician (1760–1844)
and 1806–1820. Beckford is best known for writing the 1786 Gothic novel Vathek, for building Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire and Beckford's Tower in Bath,
William_Beckford_(novelist)
Fictional textbook of magic in stories by H. P. Lovecraft
drawing on a footnote by Rev. Samuel Henley in Henley's translation of Vathek. Henley, commenting upon a passage which he translated as "those nocturnal
Necronomicon
Fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos
Azathoth." In a letter to Frank Belknap Long, Lovecraft ties this plot germ to Vathek, a supernatural novel by William Beckford about a wicked caliph. Lovecraft's
Azathoth
Engravings by John Martin
inspired by an illustration in the 1782 edition of William Beckford's novel Vathek. The prints were published by subscription from 1825 to 1827, with two prints
Satan Presiding at the Infernal Council
Satan_Presiding_at_the_Infernal_Council
Subgenre of fantasy
the type of horror conveyed by fantasy stories such as William Beckford's Vathek and Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death "is more aesthetic than
Dark_fantasy
1818 novel by Mary Shelley
texts of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto and William Beckford's Vathek. Frankenstein (Oxford University Press, 2008). Edited with an introduction
Frankenstein
American actor
the Sky 1st Chapter Zin Vathek League of Legends Xin Zhao 2026 Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Additional voices Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Zin Vathek
Vic_Chao
Genre of fiction
(1759) by Samuel Johnson, The Tales of the Genii by James Ridley (1764), Vathek by William Thomas Beckford (1786), George Meredith's The Shaving of Shagpat
Historical_fantasy
Non-Muslim person (of the Ottoman Empire)
verify] Giaour is the name given to the evil monster of a man in the tale Vathek, written by William Beckford in French in 1782 and translated into English
Giaour
Collection of Middle Eastern folk tales
moralising element, with the notable exception of William Beckford's fantasy Vathek (1786), which had a decisive influence on the development of the Gothic
One_Thousand_and_One_Nights
Literary genre
simply in poor taste, but it proved immediately popular. Otranto inspired Vathek (1786) by William Beckford, A Sicilian Romance (1790), The Mysteries of
Horror_fiction
Depictions and conceptions of eunuchs
Toby has a war injury. Vathek by William Beckford — alternatively titled Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek — was written in 1782
Eunuchs_in_popular_culture
Jinn-like being often associated with eating human flesh in Arabian folklore
used in English literature in 1786 in William Beckford's Orientalist novel Vathek, which describes the ghūl of Arabic folklore. This definition of the ghoul
Ghoul
American actor (born 1956)
exposing oneself to a blind person. On television, he performed the roles of Vathek in W.I.T.C.H., Jibolba in the Nickelodeon series Tak and the Power of Juju
Lloyd_Sherr
1796 gothic novel by Matthew Lewis
of the senses leads to the ruin of others is Vathek by William Beckford. In the novel, the Caliph Vathek attempts to sacrifice fifty children to a demon
The_Monk
1819 short story by John William Polidori
Fueled by ghost stories such as the Fantasmagoriana, William Beckford's Vathek, and quantities of laudanum, Mary Shelley produced what would become Frankenstein
The_Vampyre
Romance, horror and death literary genre
Examples include Sophia Lee's The Recess (1783–5) and William Beckford's Vathek (1786). At the height of the Gothic novel's popularity in the 1790s, the
Gothic_fiction
English financier (1701–1798)
One: The Jennens Fortune in the Courts". Common Law World Review. 32 (3). Vathek Publishing: 211–247. doi:10.1177/147377950303200301. S2CID 152007792. Retrieved
William_Jennens
Novella by H. P. Lovecraft
(1922, published 1938), The Dream-Quest appears to have been influenced by Vathek, a 1786 novel by William Thomas Beckford that "is similarly an exotic fantasy
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The_Dream-Quest_of_Unknown_Kadath
English social reformer and writer (1808–1877)
Saved, 3 vols, 1863 Old Sir Douglas 3 vols, 1866 The Gypsy Father, 1830 Vathek, based on the novel by William Beckford, 1830. In the Notes & Queries issue
Caroline_Norton
British aristocrat
William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844), author of the famous Gothic novel Vathek. They had several children, of whom the surviving son became the 3rd Baron
Louisa_Pitt
Meridian, with Vathek (and later Caleb) as her advisors. Vathek is a blue-skinned denizen of Meridian. Originally Cedric's henchman, Vathek turns against
List_of_W.I.T.C.H._characters
Literature set in an imaginary universe
contains a large amount of Arabian Nights-influenced fantasy elements is Vathek (1786) by William Thomas Beckford. In the later part of the Romantic period
Fantasy_literature
English writer and traveller (1713-1776)
1715–1754. The History of Parliament Trust. Beckford, William (13 June 2013). Vathek. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-164578-5. "Ancestors of Edward Wortley MONTAGU"
Edward Wortley Montagu (traveller)
Edward_Wortley_Montagu_(traveller)
Cemetery in Toscana, Italy
Peter Beckford, lover of William Thomas Beckford, the author of the novel Vathek. William Magee Seton (1768–1803), wealthy American businessman and merchant
Old_English_Cemetery,_Livorno
First book by Lord Dunsany (1905)
step further than any of his conceivable predecessors – W.T. Beckford (Vathek), William Morris with his medieval fantasies – by inventing an entire cosmogony
The_Gods_of_Pegāna
Former country house in Wiltshire, England
the boy at Fonthill. During this time (c.1782), Beckford began writing Vathek, his most famous novel. In 1784, Beckford was accused by Courtenay's uncle
Fonthill_Abbey
French orientalist, numismatist and translator (1646–1715)
East, influencing writers such as William Beckford (in his oriental tale Vathek).[citation needed] After the deaths of Thévenot and d'Herbelot, Galland
Antoine_Galland
Novel fragment written by H.P. Lovecraft
novel as a "weird Eastern tale in the 18th-century manner" and as a "weird Vathek-like novel", referring to a novel of Arabia written by William Thomas Beckford
Azathoth_(short_story)
Abbasid caliph from 842 to 847
fictionalized version of al-Wathiq in his classic 18th-century Gothic fantasy novel Vathek, which Kennedy describes as "a fantastic tale of cruelty, dissipation and
Al-Wathiq
French-American animated television series
Vathek (voiced by Lloyd Sherr) is Phobos' prison keeper, Caleb's friend, and a spy for the rebellion. After Phobos is removed from the throne, Vathek
W.I.T.C.H._(TV_series)
1764 Gothic novel by H. Walpole
ISBN 0140430369. With an introduction by Mario Praz. Includes William Beckford's Vathek and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1832 text) alongside The Castle of Otranto
The_Castle_of_Otranto
large amount of fantasy elements (derived from the "Arabian Nights") is Vathek by William Thomas Beckford. The Romantic interest in medievalism also resulted
History_of_fantasy
Gothic aspects within Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
The Castle of Otranto (1764), followed by aristocrat William Beckford's Vathek (1787), and peaked with the works of Ann Radcliffe (1791–1797). After a
Gothic aspects in Frankenstein
Gothic_aspects_in_Frankenstein
American author (1893–1961)
have strongly influenced Smith's early writing, as did William Beckford's Vathek. When he was 15, Smith read George Sterling's fantasy-horror poem "A Wine
Clark_Ashton_Smith
Person with dwarfism employed by a court
in a gentleman's family was the one kept by Mr Beckford, the author of Vathek and builder of Fonthill Abbey. He was rather too big to be flung from one
Court_dwarf
1786 in literature – Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect – Robert Burns; Vathek – William Thomas Beckford 1787 in literature – Don Carlos – Friedrich Schiller;
List_of_years_in_literature
1969–1974 Ballantine Books imprint
Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley, Lord Dunsany (May 1971) (#02244-0) Vathek, William Beckford (June 1971) (#02279-3) The Man Who Was Thursday, G. K
Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
Ballantine_Adult_Fantasy_series
English clergyman and schoolteacher
Henry Swinburne. In 1784 he published notes on an English translation of Vathek, written (but as yet unpublished) by William Thomas Beckford. The French
Samuel_Henley
Garden square in London, England
from 1751, and his son William Thomas Beckford, author of the Gothic novel Vathek, may have been born there. In the 1770s, the naturalist Joseph Banks who
Soho_Square
Decorative pattern, characteristic of Muslim art
noun first appears, in relation to painting, in William Beckford's novel Vathek in 1786. Arabesque is also used as a term for complex freehand pen flourishes
Arabesque
American composer and horn player (born 1960)
Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra (The Celestials of Sago Lane), Palisades Virtuosi (Vathek), the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Concerto for Horn and Orchestra "The Gothic")
Kerry_Turner
English architect (1746–1813)
Fonthill Abbey, built 1795–1807 by Wyatt for William Beckford, the author of the gothic fantasy novel Vathek
James_Wyatt
French term for a literary and cinematic genre
don't know if she ever really existed. Another work in the same vein was Vathek, a novel written directly into French in 1787 by English-born writer William
Fantastique
British writer and politician
cousin of William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844), author of the Gothic novel Vathek and builder of the folly Fonthill Abbey. In 1765, on the death of his father
Peter_Beckford_(MP)
leave behind in Meridian for Vathek, so the girls go back to Meridian to return the key. Cedric and Phobos discover that Vathek is a spy for the rebel army
List_of_W.I.T.C.H._episodes
rough." Titled by Schiff and others: "The Harem". Cf. The Turkish Bath and Vathek. See Orientalism and History of concubinage in the Muslim world. ———— A
List of erotica by Thomas Rowlandson
List_of_erotica_by_Thomas_Rowlandson
Scottish psychiatrist, author (1884–1953)
Black and Gold Curtain", London Magazine, April 1912 "The Mystery of the 'Vathek'", Pall Mall Magazine, 94-104, January 1913 "Life-Like", The Strand Magazine
Maurice_Nicoll
Painting by Francisco Goya
was passionate about esotericism and novels such as William Beckford's Vathek. Many of Goya's enlightened friends were members of the Freemasonry. The
The_Incantation_(Goya)
Novel as a concept in English-language literature
Udolpho (1794), is frequently described as the archetypal Gothic novel. Vathek (1786), by William Beckford, and The Monk (1796), by Matthew Lewis, were
English_novel
Era in English-language literature
of Udolpho (1795), is frequently cited as the archetypal Gothic novel. Vathek (1786) by William Beckford and The Monk (1796) by Matthew Lewis were other
Romantic literature in English
Romantic_literature_in_English
Legal maxim
Two: The Business of Fortune Hunting". Common Law World Review. 32 (4). Vathek Publishing: 338–367. doi:10.1350/clwr.32.4.338.19427. S2CID 143880775. Retrieved
Justice delayed is justice denied
Justice_delayed_is_justice_denied
Makepeace Thackeray The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James Vathek and Other Stories by William Beckford The Vendor of Sweets by R. K. Narayan
List_of_Penguin_Classics
Street in the City of Westminster
Beckford, millionaire landowner, politician and author of the Gothic novel Vathek, lived for a time at No. 4. Matthew Lewis, author of another Gothic novel
Devonshire_Place
"The Nameless Offspring" "The Epiphany of Death" "The Third Episode of Vathek" with William Beckford "Chinoiserie" "The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony" "The
The_Abominations_of_Yondo
Japanese voice actor (born 1972)
Valkyrie Elysium Eygon PC, PS4, PS5 2022 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II Zin Vathek PS4, PS5 2025 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Zin Vathek
Tetsu_Inada
Extraordinary Pregnancy William Beckford 1760–1844 English novelist, travel writer Vathek Aphra Behn c. 1640–1689 English dramatist, poet and novelist Oroonoko Billy-Ray
List_of_LGBTQ_writers
Architectural folly near Bath, England
oval ditch and ha-ha. On one side is a quotation from his Gothic novel Vathek: "Enjoying humbly the most precious gift of heaven to man – Hope"; and on
Beckford's_Tower
Baylis (born 1971) Ada Ellen Bayly (1857–1903) William Beckford (1760–1844), Vathek Lillian Beckwith (1916–2004) Max Beerbohm (1872–1956), Zuleika Dobson Aphra
List_of_English_novelists
songwriter, dramatist and writer. William Beckford (1760–1844) – wrote Vathek and a series of works on travel. Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750–1830) – novelist
List_of_people_from_Bath
British writer (1934–2022)
Goldsmith (Longmans, Green and Company, 1969) Editor. William Beckford's Vathek (OUP, 1970) Editor. History of literature in the English language. 4: the
Roger_Lonsdale
Shelley Mario Praz (introduction) Three Gothic Novels (The Castle of Otranto/Vathek/Frankenstein) 36 Still in print as a Penguin Classic. The text of Frankenstein
Penguin_English_Library
List of gothic literary works
Charles Beaumont, The Vanishing American (1955) William Thomas Beckford, Vathek (1786) Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, El Monte de las Ánimas (1861) Aloysius Bertrand
List_of_gothic_fiction_works
1976 anthology edited by Lin Carter
Babouc the Scythian" (Voltaire) "The Palace of Subterranean Fire" - from Vathek (William Beckford) "The Witch Woman" - from Lilith (George Macdonald) II
Kingdoms_of_Sorcery
American novelist
of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, followed by The Beetle by Richard Marsh, Vathek by William Beckford, House on the Borderlands by William Hope Hodgson, Of
Eric_J._Guignard
Portuguese Neoclassic poet (1765–1805)
foreign travellers grew year by year. William Beckford, the author of "Vathek", for instance, describes him as a "pale, limber, odd-looking young man
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
Manuel_Maria_Barbosa_du_Bocage
Painting by Francisco Goya
was passionate about esotericism and novels such as William Beckford's Vathek. Many of Goya's enlightened friends were members of the Freemasonry. The
Don_Juan_and_the_Commendatore
American composer and teacher (1863–1919)
Northern Ballad, Op. 46 (1899) Organ Concerto in E-flat minor, Op. 55 (1902) Vathek, Op. 56 (1903) Collegiate Overture, Op. 72, with male chorus (1911) Fairyland
Horatio_Parker
1987 novel by Lin Carter
Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Cabell's The High Place, Beckford's Vathek, and Vance's The Dying Earth. Robert M. Price, writes "[a]ll the faults
Mandricardo_(novel)
The Unfortunate Fursey and The Return of Fursey, novels by Mervyn Wall. Vathek, novel by William Beckford, (1786) The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
Deals with the Devil in popular culture
Deals_with_the_Devil_in_popular_culture
In Fairclough, Peter (ed.). Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein. London: Penguin Classics. ISBN 978-0140430363. Ward, David
Critical_approaches_to_Hamlet
1988 novel by Lin Carter
Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Cabell's The High Place, Beckford's Vathek, and Vance's The Dying Earth. Robert M. Price, writes "[a]ll the faults
Callipygia
(V1 #5) Tales of Science and Sorcery Hyperborea [99] The Third Episode of Vathek Summer 1937 Leaves (Summer) The Abominations of Yondo a fragment by William
Clark Ashton Smith bibliography
Clark_Ashton_Smith_bibliography
Portuguese composer, musicologist, and professor of music (1890–1955)
(1909) Paraísos Artificiais (Artificial Paradises) – symphonic poem (1910) Vathek, Symphonic Poem in the form of variations on an Oriental Theme (1913) Viriato
Luís_de_Freitas_Branco
rescue Mantissa from capture. Only one other story appeared after it. Mr Vathek, Mantissa's torturer in "Fast Breeder" is a member of a cloven-hoofed species
Pussyfoot_5
Painting by Francisco Goya
was passionate about esotericism and novels such as William Beckford's Vathek. Many of Goya's enlightened friends were members of the Freemasonry. The
The_Witches'_Kitchen
American attorney and writer (born 1946)
of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, followed by The Beetle by Richard Marsh, Vathek by William Beckford, House on the Borderlands by William Hope Hodgson, Of
Leslie_S._Klinger
British comics writer (born 1967)
Waugh. The character Mr. Cheetl originally appeared in Firekind, while Mr. Vathek, another member of the Chadarisq-Khan species, appears in Pussyfoot 5. Two
John_Smith_(comics_writer)
1982 novel by Lin Carter
Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Cabell's The High Place, Beckford's Vathek, and Vance's The Dying Earth. Don Strachan in the Los Angeles Times finds
Kesrick
Etymologic word list
tales in 1712. Its first appearance in English was in a popular novel, Vathek, an Arabian Tale by William Beckford, in 1786. Ghouls appear in English
List of English words of Arabic origin (G–J)
List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin_(G–J)
American scholar
Four Decades of Criticism (1980), respectively examining the influence of Vathek and of Nathaniel Hawthorne upon Lovecraft. Cannon later published a definitive
Peter_H._Cannon
with human intervention. Nourjahad (1767), moral tale by Frances Sheridan. Vathek (1786) by William Beckford. Oriental fantasy which strongly influenced the
List of works influenced by One Thousand and One Nights
List_of_works_influenced_by_One_Thousand_and_One_Nights
Poem written by Samuel Butler
imagination, Mr. Beckford and the late Mr. Hope, originally wrote, the one Vathek, the other Anastasius, in French; but perhaps the most extraordinary effort
Hudibras
C. J. and Van Buren, George Berkeley, CA: Scholar Press 1987 Vathecus Vathek Beckford, William Van der Pas, Sara Lulu.com 2018 Nuticulus Satyrique Noddy
List of Latin translations of modern literature
List_of_Latin_translations_of_modern_literature
Essay by Arnold Bennett
Horace Walpole: The Castle of Otranto; Letters† William Thomas Beckford: Vathek† Samuel Johnson: Rasselas, Lives of the Poets Tobias Smollett: Humphrey
Literary Taste: How to Form It
Literary_Taste:_How_to_Form_It
Canadian writer, book designer, publisher, and systems designer
interest in typography, Davies studied book arts at night. In 1971 he founded Vathek Books, an antiquarian bookselling business; in 1973 the youngest person
Paul_J._Davies
1971 anthology of fantasy short stories edited by Lin Carter
English translation of Beckford's unfinished episode. See Clark Ashton Smith, "The Third Episode of Vathek", The Abominations of Yondo, p. 177. v t e
New_Worlds_for_Old
Press; 2006, preface by Carlo Ginzburg Introduzione a William Beckford, Vathek : racconto arabo, Marsilio, 1996 L'altro che è in noi : arte e nazionalità
Francesco_Orlando_(critic)
James Ridley — The Tales of the Genii (1764) William Thomas Beckford – Vathek (1786) Jacques Cazotte and Dom Denis Chavis — Continuation des mille et
List of artistic works with Orientalist influences
List_of_artistic_works_with_Orientalist_influences
aesthetic orientation. In his early work we count the symphonic poems "Váthek" and "Paraísos Artificiais" and several piano pieces. His prolific production
Music_history_of_Portugal
Work by Mary Shelley
can be categorized as an Oriental tale alongside William Beckford's novel Vathek (1786), Lord Byron's poems The Giaour and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812–1818)
The Evil Eye (1830 short fiction)
The_Evil_Eye_(1830_short_fiction)
Retrieved 5 May 2025. Memoirs of William Beckford of Fonthill, author of Vathek p. 327-328. Chaves, Duarte Nuno, "A Procissão de Penitência da Venerável
Royal and Venerable Confraternity of the Most Blessed Sacrament of Mafra
Royal_and_Venerable_Confraternity_of_the_Most_Blessed_Sacrament_of_Mafra
Works of the Franco-English writer of the early 20th century
"The Reproof of Gluttony," The Forum, Vol. LXXVI, No. 3, September 1926. "Vathek," The Saturday Review, Vol. IV, No. 12, October 1927. "A Remaining Christmas"
Hilaire_Belloc_bibliography
Shakespeare Gallery is inaugurated in London. William Thomas Beckford – Vathek James Boswell – Dorado, a Spanish Tale (published anonymously) Harriet Lee
1786_in_literature
1984 novel by Lin Carter
Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Cabell's The High Place, Beckford's Vathek, and Vance's The Dying Earth. Robert M. Price, writes "[a]ll the faults
Dragonrouge
Bristol which will become W.D. & H.O. Wills. William Beckford's gothic novel Vathek. Robert Burns' Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect and "Address to a
1786_in_Great_Britain
VATHEK
VATHEK
VATHEK
VATHEK
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, German
One who is Shouting to Others Calling
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Carry-on; Joyful; Lamb
Girl/Female
Tamil
Flute
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name CHUNTA means "cheating."
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Egyptian, Japanese, Swahili
Faithful; Trust; Believe
Boy/Male
Indian
Nine Colours
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Woman
Girl/Female
Spanish Teutonic
Ruler.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fortunate
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Patience
VATHEK
VATHEK
VATHEK
VATHEK
VATHEK