Mahmoud, Fatma Moussa,

William Beckford of Fonthill, 1760-1844; bicentenary essays. - [Cairo] 1960. - 157 p. 24 cm.

"Supplement to Cairo studies in English."

Bibliographical footnotes.

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.

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Beckford, William, 1760-1844.
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 --Homes and haunts--England--Wiltshire.


Authors, English--Homes and haunts--England--Wiltshire.
Authors, English--18th century--Biography.


Wiltshire (England)--Intellectual life.
Wiltshire (England)--Biography.

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