1. The Literary Gothic   |  William Beckford William Beckford page at The Literary Gothic, the web's premier guide to Gothic and supernaturalist literature written prior to 1950 Beckford, William. 29 September 1760 2 May 1844 bibliographical research and information on The William Beckford Society. Kevin Berland, U PennBeckfordianaMaintained http://www.litgothic.com/Authors/beckford.html

Beckford, William 29 September 1760 - 2 May 1844 One of the more colorful characters in the pantheon of British Gothic writers, Beckford was born to wealth (son of a Lord Mayor of London ); he's the only Gothic-tradition writer known to have had Mozart as a music tutor. Gifted in languages and art, Beckford's promising future was complicated by the homosexual impulses he was not able fully to restrain, and which got him in rather hot water on more than one occasion. Author of works (some quite satiric) on painting and travel, nobility and authors, he is most famous for Vathek , his Oriental tale written originally in French, and for his houses: first, Fonthill Abbey, his huge and elaborate (and none-too-well-built) neo-Gothic mansion where he lived and stored his extensive art collections; in 1822 Beckford sold Fonthill and moved to Bath, where he began building Lansdown Tower . An M.P. who rarely went to Parliament and a commoner who devoted huge amounts of money and energy to a failed attempt to get a peerage, Beckford in his life and works is often a study in extremes and extravagances. Vathek is a major text in the Oriental tale tradition in British lit, a genre that was extremely popular in the later C18 (cf

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Beckford, William: [The History of Caliph Vathek] Links Vathek The History of the Caliph Vathek Vathek gilt als Klassiker der Gothic Novel bei amazon nachschauen William Beckford. Vathek . Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1999. Taschenbuch - 337 Seiten William Beckford, Roger Lonsdale (Hg). Vathek . Oxford Paperbacks, 1998. Taschenbuch - 214 Seiten William Beckford. Vathek. Creation Books, 2000. Taschenbuch - 144 Seiten Horace Walpole, William Beckford, Matthew Lewis, Mary Shelley. Four Gothic Novels. The Castle of Otranto. Vathek. The Monk. Frankenstein . Oxford Paperbacks, 1994. Taschenbuch - 612 Seiten Horace Walpole, William Beckford, John Polidori, Lord Byron. The Castle of Otranto, Vathek, the Vampyre, and a Fragment of a Novel: Three Gothic Novels . Dover, 1950. Taschenbuch Horace Walpole, William Beckford, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Peter Fairclough (Hg). Three Gothic Novels - Castle of Otranto. Vathek. Frankenstein . Penguin Books, 1968. Taschenbuch - 512 Seiten Links The Beckford Project English novelist, bibliophile, traveller, collector, and builder

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William Beckford William Beckford, , English novelist and eccentric. Beckford is now best known for his Gothic-influenced oriental tale The History of the Caliph Vathek Vathek , originally published in French, tells the story of the deranged eponymous caliph's vicious life and final descent into hell. In his own day, though, his fame depended at least as much upon his unconventional life. He had scandalous romantic liaisons with a young boy and with the wife of his cousin, and was known to participate in black magic. In he built Fonthill Abbey, a pseudo-Gothic structure similar in spirit to Walpole 's Strawberry Hill. Contexts: The Gothic

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William Beckford William Beckford (1759-1844), son of William Beckford the Elder (1709-70) alderman and Lord Mayor of London, was at one time one of the richest men in England. His mother was a descendant of Mary Stuart. At the age of five, Beckford received piano tuition from Mozart (then only aged nine). At the age of 21, Beckford inherited a huge fortune of œ1 million, with an annual income of œ100,000. The fortune had been amassed by three generations of sugar plantation owners in Jamaica. In 1778, following a period of travel and study in Europe, Beckford returned to England. William Beckford has two names to fame, as builder of the Gothic monstrosity Fonthill Abbey and as author of the Gothic novel Vathek Fonthill Abbey, architect James Wyatt (1746-1813), was the most sensational of the English Gothic revival. Started in 1796, on Beckford's return from Switzerland, the 275 foot tower fell down in 1807 and was rebuilt. Beckford spent most of his life at Fonthill Abbey as a recluse. Fonthill Abbey ate away at his fortune, leaving a mere œ80,000, forcing him to sell Fonthill Abbey and retire to Bath. Vathek (1786) was dreamt of following a three-day Christmas party held in honour of the eleven year old son of Viscount Courtenay, with whom Beckford had formed an attachment. Completed in outline in three days and two nights, the story was written in French, later translated into English by the Rev Samuel Henry.

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William Beckford (1760-1844) The Beckford Project , Penn State University: The Beckford Society , Penn State University: Beckford's Tower and Museum , Bath Preservation Project Beckfordania, The William Beckford Website , Göteborgs University, Sewden: Described as "The internet site for resources & studies on the Life & Works of William Beckford of Fonthill (1760-1844)," Beckford, William (29 September 1760 - 2 May 1844) "Elegiac Sonnet to a Mopstick" by William Beckford, Sonnet Central: The History of the Caliph Vathek by William Beckford , Jolly Roger Library: I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this text, given its source . . . help yourself!-MJM The Sickly Taper , This website, developed by Fred Frank, Professor Emeritus of English at Allegheny College, is dedicated to Gothic bibliography. William Beckford William Beckford , University of Pennsylvania: William Beckford Collection , Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library General Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts:

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13. William Thomas Beckford William Thomas Beckford. He was born in Fonthill,Wiltshire, in the manor houseowned by his father, former Lord Mayor of London William Beckford. http://www.fact-index.com/w/wi/william_thomas_beckford.html

Main Page See live article Alphabetical index William Thomas Beckford William Thomas Beckford September 29 May 2 ) was an English novelist , art critic, travel writer and politician He was born in Fonthill, Wiltshire , in the manor house owned by his father, former Lord Mayor of London William Beckford . From him, William junior inherited, at the age of eleven, a large fortune which allowed him to indulge his interest in art and architecture , not to mention writing. Three years later he married the fourth Earl of Aboyne's daughter, Lady Margaret Gordon. Having studied under Sir William Chambers and Alexander Cozens, he travelled in Italy in and promptly wrote a book on the subject: Dreams, Waking Thoughts and Incidents ). Shortly afterwards came his best-known work, the fantasy novel Vathek, an Arabian Tale ). In he visited Portugal , where he lived for a while. The opportunity of purchasing the complete library of Edward Gibbon gave Beckford the basis of his own library, and James Wyatt built Fonthill Abbey , in which this and the owner's art collection would be housed; it was completed in . He entered parliament as member for Wells and later for Hindon, but mostly lived in seclusion, spending most of his father's wealth without adding to it, so that the great house he had built became a ruin. In

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Main Page See live article Alphabetical index William Beckford William Beckford ) was a well-known political figure in 18th century London , and twice held the office of Lord Mayor of London Beckford was born in Jamaica , and was sent back to England by his family in to be educated. He studied at Westminster School , and made his career in the city. He became an alderman in and MP for the City of London in . His son, William Thomas Beckford , was a successful writer. This article is from Wikipedia . All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

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19. William Beckford William Beckford. Disclaimer. And please, don t ask me for spells. WilliamBeckford. Eighteenth century English writer. Author of Vathek . http://www.shanmonster.com/witch/witches/beckford.html

William Beckford This is NOT a page about Wiccans or neo-pagans, and I do not advocate the belief that Wiccans are Satan-worshippers and/or baby-killers. I am well aware that they are not. This is a starting point for historical research into the great witch craze of 1100-1700 AD. And please, don't ask me for spells. William Beckford "Eighteenth century English writer. Author of Vathek . Less known are his interests in Oriental magic and demonology" ( Wedeck 198 Lost? William Beckford Shantell Powell

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