Book guide
Vathek and Other Stories
An Arabian Gothic tale of ambition, excess, and damnation.
GenresFantasyGothic Fantasy
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About Vathek and Other Stories
This collection brings together William Beckford’s Gothic tale Vathek with selections from his satirical and travel writing. In Vathek, a caliph’s hunger for power, knowledge, and forbidden pleasures drives him toward damnation.
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Content warnings
- bullying
- misogyny
- racial-slurs
- racism
- sexism
- slavery
- toxic-relationship
- violence
- religious-bigotry
- toxic-friendship
- classism
- Child murder
- Human sacrifice
