William ThomasBeckford (1. října 1760 Fonthill, Wiltshire – 2. května 1844 Bath, Somerset) byl anglický politik, majitel plantáží, sběratel umění a preromantický spisovatel, autor gotického románu Vathek, ve kterém zkombinoval prvky…
William ThomasBeckford (1760-1844) was an English nobleman, traveller and writer who wrote mainly in French. Beckford was born in London and at an early age inherited a huge fortune and the Fonthill estate in Wiltshire, England, apart from…
William ThomasBeckford (29 September 1760 – 2 May 1844) was a British writer and politician. [1 ] He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner.
Beckford's claims, in fact, rest on the half-score or even half-dozen pages towards the end: but these pages are hard to parallel in the later literature of prose fiction.
In Britain, Beckford was a supporter of the Whig party, including Prime Minister William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. He also publicly supported progressive causes and frequently championed the London public. [1 ] [2 ]
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WilliamBeckford was an eccentric English dilettante, author of the Gothic novel Vathek (1786). Such writers as George Gordon, Lord Byron, and Stéphane Mallarmé acknowledged his genius.
WilliamBeckford (1760–1844) was an English novelist, art collector, and patron of the arts, best known for his Orientalist novel 'Vathek' (1786), which is often regarded as a pinnacle of Gothic fiction.