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This site is maintained by Dick Claésson and hosted by the Centre international d'étude du XVIIIe siècle, Ferney-Voltaire.
Any suggestions or ideas should be directed to the keeper of the website; e-mail to Dick Cla�sson, or regular post to
Dick Claésson, Tideräkningsgatan 36, SE 415 10 Göteborg, Sweden. If you wish to link to this site, the correct URL is
http://beckford.c18.net



 

William Beckford of Fonthill, Wiltshire (1760-1844); Vathek; Episodes of Vathek; Al Raoui; Orientalism; Travel literature; eighteenth century literature; eighteenth century aesthetics; landscape architecture; Bath; Lansdown Tower; Fonthill Abbey; Fonthill Splendens; Lansdown Crescent