Vathek (Oxford World's Classics)
by William Beckford
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Author: William BeckfordEditor: Richard Lonsdale
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-03-18
ISBN: 0192836560
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Book Review: A good book...but I don't know how it got the title 'gothic'
Summary: 4 Stars
The book itself is absolutely wonderful, and I'd reccomend it to anyone. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because the readability (if that's actually a word) is somewhat damaged by the fact that it's a translation from French. I also would warn anybody who is attracted to 'gothic' novels (i.e. The Monk, The Castle of Otranto). It's set in the Middle East and, although there are certain moments of gothic quality horror, over all, the setting somewhat ruined the classification under which it was reccomended to me, and, as any true gothic fan will know, setting is crucial to such novels.
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