TY - BOOK AU - Mahmoud,Fatma Moussa AU - Beckford,William TI - William Beckford of Fonthill, 1760-1844: bicentenary essays SN - 0804616345 U1 - 828/.6/09 PY - 1972///] CY - Port Washington, N.Y. PB - Kennikat Press KW - Beckford, William, KW - Authors, English KW - Homes and haunts KW - England KW - Wiltshire KW - 18th century KW - Biography KW - English fiction KW - Oriental influences KW - Wiltshire (England) KW - Intellectual life KW - Orient KW - In literature N1 - Reprint of the 1960 ed; Includes bibliographical references; The caliph and the swinish multitude, by A. Parreaux.--The decay of Beckford's genius, by B. Alexander.--Beckford's early travels and his "Dream of delusion," by G. Bullough.--Beckford, Portugal and childish error, by M. Wahba.--Beckford, Vathek and the oriental tale, by F. M. Mahmoud.--Pseudo-orientalism in transition: the age of Vathek, by M. Manzalaoui.--Catalogue of William Beckford Bicentenary Exhibition at Yale: a review.--Note on contributors ER -