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William Beckford

William BeckfordWilliam Beckford (1760-1844) was an English novelist, art collector, slaveowner, and politician. Born in London, he inherited a massive fortune from his father, a former Lord Mayor of London, as well as an estate in Wiltshire and sugar plantatons in Jamaica with around 3,000 African slaves. He lived in ease and luxury, studying music with Mozart and drawing with Alexander Cozens while leading a semi-open bisexual lifestyle. Inspired by a Grand Tour of Europe, Beckford published a travel narrative, Dreams, Waking Thoughts and Incidents (1783). Several years later, he wrote Vathek (1786), a popular Gothic novel originally drafted in French. He earned a reputation as an obsessive art collector and eccentric builder, burning through his fortune at an alarming rate. Throughout his life, he owned and sold original works by Turner, Blake, Velázquez, Lippi, and the Bellini family. Read More Read Less

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Three Gothic Novels27 %
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Vathek14 %
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The Castle of Otranto/Nightmare Abbey/Vathek20 %
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Zadig and Vathek28 %
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The History of the Caliph Vathek
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Vathek35 %
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The History of the Caliph Vathek
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Vathek29 %
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Vathek with The Episodes of Vathek21 %
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Biographical Memoirs Of Extraordinary Painters [by W. Beckford.]10 % NR
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Modern Novel Writing, Or, The Elegant Enthusiast10 % NR
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Modern Novel Writing, Or, The Elegant Enthusiast10 % NR
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Italy8 % NR
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Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents11 % NR
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Vathek (Esprios Classics)25 % NR
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Four Early Gothic Novels: Frankenstein, The Castle of Otranto, The Vampyre, Vathek10 % NR
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Four Early Gothic Novels: Frankenstein, The Castle of Otranto, The Vampyre, Vathek10 % NR
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Biographical Memoirs Of Extraordinary Painters [by W. Beckford.]11 % NR
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Italy; With Sketches of Spain and Portugal9 % NR
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