William Beckford - (1760 - 1844)
(Also wrote under the pseudonyms Lady Harnet Marlow and Jacquetta Agneta Manana Jenks) English novelist and travel writer.
Beckford is primarily remembered for his nov...
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In a letter dated from Geneva on 24 November 1777, William Beckford alludes quaintly to his "Centrical History," a youthful narrative fantasy that was then occupying his spare moments. Like almost all...
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William Beckford, author of the Gothic novel Vathek (1787), was an eccentric and enthusiastic collector of books and art. Famous for commissioning the construction of Fonthill Abbey, the most remarka...
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William Beckford - (1760 - 1844)
William Beckford