wyszukanych pozycji: 65
The Histor of The Caliph Vathek
ISBN: 9781515328322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. William Beckford, born in 1759, the year before the accession of King George the Third, was the son of an Alderman who became twice Lord Mayor of London. His family, originally of Gloucestershire, had thriven by the plantations in Jamaica; and his father, sent to school in England, and forming a school friendship at Westminster with Lord Mansfield, began the world in this country as a merchant, with inheritance of an enormous West India fortune.
William Beckford, born in 1759, the year before the accession of King George the Third, was the son of an Alderman who became twice Lord Mayor of Lond...
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32,45 zł |
The History of Caliph Vathek: in large print
ISBN: 9783387017175 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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291,95 zł |
Memoirs of William Beckford: Vol. I
ISBN: 9783375125493 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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417,27 zł |
Vathek
ISBN: 9781544735337 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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31,98 zł |
VATHEK: Die Geschichte des Kalifen Vathek
ISBN: 9788027255580 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844) war ein englischer Exzentriker, hauptsächlich bekannt als Schriftsteller und Baumeister. Darüber hinaus war er auch Kritiker, Sammler und Politiker. Sein Roman Vathek beeinflusste Byron, Poe, Carl Einstein, Gottfried Benn und H. P. Lovecraft. 1783 schrieb er auf Französisch in einer einzigen, drei Tage und zwei Nächte dauernden Anstrengung das Buch, auf welchem sein literarischer Ruhm ausschließlich beruht: Vathek, die Geschichte des Kalifen Vathek, der einen so hohen Turm baut, dass er von ihm aus alle Königreiche der Welt überwachen kann. Als er...
William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844) war ein englischer Exzentriker, hauptsächlich bekannt als Schriftsteller und Baumeister. Darüber hinaus war er a...
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39,21 zł |
Vathek
ISBN: 9783458328728 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 1989 / 353 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. An Weihnachten 1781 veranstaltete Beckford - laut Byron der reichste aller Söhne Englands - auf seinem Landsitz Fonthill ein ausgelassenes Fest, dessen Teilnehmer das einzige Ziel haben sollten, »sich an allem zu erfreuen, was Geld und Macht ihnen geben konnte«. Fonthill verwandelte sich während der drei Tage des Festes in einen Palast der fünf Sinne: Zärtliche und schmachtende Blicke, ins Ohr geflüsterte Worte, das bezaubernde Lächeln auf den Gesichtern, der süße Duft der Rosen, all das erzeugt eine wollüstige Stimmung ...« Unmittelbar nach dem Fest schrieb Beckford seinen...
An Weihnachten 1781 veranstaltete Beckford - laut Byron der reichste aller Söhne Englands - auf seinem Landsitz Fonthill ein ausgelassenes Fest, dess...
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82,78 zł |
Al Raoui: Eine arabische Erzählung / A Tale from the Arabic
ISBN: 9783833444050 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2006 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Al Raoui ist eine Geschichte aus Tausendundeine Nacht. Sie entstammt ursprunglich der Sammlung von Hauptmann Jonathan Scott (1754-1829). Der britische Offizier in Ostindien sammelte mit grosser Leidenschaft orientalische Geschichten. Seine Version von Tausendundeine Nacht erschien 1811 unter dem Titel The Arabian Nights Entertainments in London. Die vorliegende Fassung von Al Raoui entspricht unverandert der Erstveroff entlichung 1799 von William Beckford in deutscher und englischer Sprache. In der 689.-691. Nacht aus Tausendundeine Nacht wird von den unglucklichen Liebhabern vom Stamm der...
Al Raoui ist eine Geschichte aus Tausendundeine Nacht. Sie entstammt ursprunglich der Sammlung von Hauptmann Jonathan Scott (1754-1829). Der britische...
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73,80 zł |
Vathek
ISBN: 9781613824368 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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46,37 zł |
Vathek
ISBN: 9783954557202 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2014 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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68,52 zł |
The History of Caliph Vathek: in large print
ISBN: 9783387017168 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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199,12 zł |
Memoirs of William Beckford: Vol. I
ISBN: 9783375125486 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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324,44 zł |
Vathek
ISBN: 9780199576951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 141 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Woe to the rash mortal who seeks to know that of which he should remain ignorant; and to undertake that which surpasseth his power "
One of the strangest and most unforgettable eighteenth-century novels, Vathek is a wild Gothic fantasy whose sensuous imagination and grotesque comedy have inspired writers from Byron to Lovecraft. The Caliph Vathek is dissolute and debauched, and hungry for knowledge. When the mysterious Giaour offers him boundless treasure and unrivalled power he is willing to sacrifice his god, the lives of innocent children, and his own soul to satisfy his obsession.... "Woe to the rash mortal who seeks to know that of which he should remain ignorant; and to undertake that which surpasseth his power "
One of the s... |
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46,53 zł |
The Nymph of the Fountain (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
ISBN: 9781447405849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Many of the gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expen...
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79,17 zł |
The History of Caliph Vathek
ISBN: 9781979002745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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32,45 zł |
Three Gothic Novels
ISBN: 9780140430363 / Angielski / Miękka / 1968 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, Beckford's Vathek, and Shelley's Frankenstein
The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: The Castle of Otranto, published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three. Vathek (1786), an oriental tale by an eccentric millionaire, exotically combines Gothic... Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, Beckford's Vathek, and Shelley's Frankenstein
The Gothic novel, which flourished from... |
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67,22 zł |
Drug Addiction Recovery: How To Recover From Drug Addiction For Life - Drug Cure, Drug Addiction Treatment & Drug Abuse Recovery
ISBN: 9781519573896 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Do You Want To Overcome Drug Addiction?
"Can you really eliminate drug addiction with this book? Of course - Read on." Drug addiction has negative effects on all aspects of your life, from everyday functions of your mind and body, to dealing with others at work or in social settings. Having the burden of this addiction can bring you to your knees with the weight of the mental and physical problems that it brings with it. DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY will help you get right to overcoming your dependence on drugs. This book will help you in managing the negative emotional triggers and... Do You Want To Overcome Drug Addiction?
"Can you really eliminate drug addiction with this book? Of course - Read on." Drug addiction has negat... |
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92,69 zł |
Dreams, Waking Thoughts and Incidents; In a series of Letters from Several Parts of Europe: in large print
ISBN: 9783387064216 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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370,86 zł |
The History of France, From the Most Early Records, to the Death of Louis XVI: The Ancient Part by William Beckford, Esq. ... The Modern Part by an En
ISBN: 9781379283140 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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192,84 zł |
Vathek with The Episodes of Vathek
ISBN: 9781551112817 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 397 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Graham's Vathek with The Episodes of Vathek is certain to remain the standard edition of, and commentary on, Beckford for decades to come." -- Kevin L. Cope, Louisiana State University
"Graham's Vathek with The Episodes of Vathek is certain to remain the standard edition of, and commentary on, Beckford for decades to come." -- Kevin ...
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149,82 zł |
Modern Novel Writing: Or the Elegant Enthusiast
ISBN: 9781845886080 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. First published in 1796, "Modern Novel Writing" is a satirical attack on the sentimental and sensational novels of the day, as well as William Pitt the Younger, the war with France, repressive legislation, and government neglect of the poor. Edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Gemmett, professor of English at SUNY Brockport and an acknowledged expert on William Beckford, it is the first scholarly edition of this novel.
First published in 1796, "Modern Novel Writing" is a satirical attack on the sentimental and sensational novels of the day, as well as William Pitt th...
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78,80 zł |