Beckford's Gothic novel, "Vathek", an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was 21. It is the story of Caliph Vathek, whose eye can kill at a glance, who makes a pact with the Devil, Eblis.
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Hardback Editions
August 2009 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): Beckford William ISBN: 1-113-49146-9 / 978-1-113-49146-6 Publisher: BiblioBazaar, LLC Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1980 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: CHEZ CLARKE Availability: Amazon More details... |
June 1973 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek: An Arabian Tale, from an Unpublished Manuscript Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 9997544471 / 9789997544476 Publisher: Viking Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1972 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek: The English Translation by Samuel Hanley (1786 and the French Editions of Lausanne and Paris-1787) Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-8201-1102-3 / 978-0-8201-1102-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Scholars Facsimilies & Reprint Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1971 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-85417-611-X / 978-0-85417-611-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Scolar Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1964 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: WINKLER VERLAG Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1958 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Folio Society Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1953 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek. Author(s): William. Beckford Publisher: The Bodley Head Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1945 : Leather Bound
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Limited Editions Club Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1929 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek. Author(s): William. BECKFORD Publisher: Publisher Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1928 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: John Day Company Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1925 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: John Day Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1918 : Textbook Binding
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-89760-972-7 / 978-0-89760-972-2 (USA edition) Publisher: John Day Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1910 : Hardback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Greening & Co. Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2009 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): Beckford, William ISBN: 1-113-49140-X / 978-1-113-49140-4 Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2009 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): Beckford, William ISBN: 1-113-49141-8 / 978-1-113-49141-1 Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2009 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): Beckford William ISBN: 1-113-49143-4 / 978-1-113-49143-5 Publisher: BiblioBazaar, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2009 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-217-41444-3 / 978-0-217-41444-9 Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2009 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-217-90470-X / 978-0-217-90470-4 Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2008 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek (Oxford World's Classics) Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-19-953722-4 / 978-0-19-953722-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2007 : Paperback
 | Title: "Vathek" and Other Stories: A William Beckford Reader (Penguin Classics) Author(s): Malcolm Jack, William Beckford ISBN: 0-14-043530-1 / 978-0-14-043530-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2005 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek (Nonsuch Classics Series) Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 1-84588-060-9 / 9781845880606 (UK edition) Publisher: The History Press LTD Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2001 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek: With the Episodes of Vathek (Broadview Literary Texts) Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 1-55111-281-7 / 9781551112817 (USA edition) Publisher: Broadview Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2000 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek (Creation Classics) Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 1-84068-018-0 / 9781840680188 (UK edition) Publisher: Creation Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1999 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek (Oxford World's Classics) Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 1998 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek (Oxford World's Classics) Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-19-283656-0 / 978-0-19-283656-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 1983 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek (World's Classics) Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-19-281645-4 / 978-0-19-281645-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1971 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-85417-612-8 / 978-0-85417-612-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Scolar Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1970 : Paperback
 | Title: Three Gothic Novels : The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein Author(s): William; Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft; Walpole, Horace Beckford Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1966 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Four Square Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1958 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Folio Society Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1929 : Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: The Nonesuch Press Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford ISBN: 0-345-02279-3 / 978-0-345-02279-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Download Editions
January 2009 : Digital Download
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Gottingae, Apud Henricum Dieterich Availability: Amazon More details... |
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March 2009 : Kindle edition
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Availability: Amazon More details... |
1958 : Unknown
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Folio Society Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1953 : Unknown
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: The Bodley Head Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1929 : Unknown
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William BECKFORD Publisher: Nonesuch Press Availability: Amazon CA More details... |
1929 : Unknown
 | Title: Vathek Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Nonesuch Press Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1928 : Unknown
 | Title: Vathek, Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: The John Day company Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1923 : Unknown
 | Title: Vathek, Author(s): William Beckford Publisher: Philip Allan & Co Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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