Vathek
| First published | 1928 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | John Day |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | Mahlon Blaine |
| Pages | xx+229 |
| Price | $5.00 |
Written in French (by an Englishman) circa 1782.
{{Tr|Samuel Henley}} into English and published without authorship in 1786.
The 1816 editions were the first authorized (although published anonymously), and includes many corrections and revisions to the 1786 translation.
See also the 1786 variant, below.
The 1929 edition is a 'new translation by Herbert B. Grimsditch, expanded with "Episodes of Vathek", as Vathek, with The Episodes of Vathek, 2 volumes'.
--John Clute, undated "Addenda" to the Beckford biographical entry in SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997)
Cover artist from Broecker's Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History . Price on spine.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. & James J. Donahue & Donald M. Grant | '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel |
| 1988 | James Cawthorn & Michael Moorcock | Fantasy: The 100 Best Books |
| 2007 | Simon Weinert | Pandora, Fall 2007 |
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| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
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| Introduction (Vathek) | Ben Ray Redman | Essay |
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1983 | Oxford University Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | George Miller (I) | xliii+170 | |
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2000 | Creation Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | Odile Redon | 123 | |
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2013 | Simon & Brown | Trade Paperback | Novel | 114 | ||
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2013 | Oxford University Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | Tiepolo | 192 | |
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2013 | Oxford University Press | eBook | Novel | Tiepolo | ||
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2015 | Open Road Integrated Media | eBook | Novel | |||
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2015 | Centipede Press | Hardcover | Novel | 280 | ||
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2020 | Poisoned Pen Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | Jeffrey Nguyen | 151 | |
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2020 | Poisoned Pen Press | eBook | Novel | Jeffrey Nguyen |