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William Beckford
The Complete Works of William Beckford

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The Complete Works of William Beckford
William Thomas Beckford was an English novelist, a profligate and consummately knowledgeable art collector and patron of works of decorative art, a critic, travel writer and sometime politician, reputed at one stage in his life to be the richest commoner in England.

This collection includes the following titles:
The History of the Caliph Vathek
Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal
Vathek
Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents

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This collection includes the following titles:
The History of the Caliph Vathek
Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal
Vathek
Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents

Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 731 ● ISBN 9780599894662 ● File size 1.0 MB ● Publisher Shrine of Knowledge ● Published 2020 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7388188 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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