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Vathek journeys to Istakhar where world’s secrets are revealed. [Br. Lit.: Vathek] See : Curiosity Vathek devotes his life to sexual and other sensuous indulgences. [Br. Lit.: Beckford Vathek] See : Lust Vathek condemned to eternal flames for seeking forbidden knowledge. [Br. Lit.: Beckford Vathek] See : Punishment Vathek sacrifices children, seduces a betrothed girl, and commits many other crimes to satisfy his desires. [Br. Lit.: Vathek in Magill II, 1095] See : Ruthlessness |
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Fancy exile, I found out, since he stayed with the unmarried William Beckford, a British millionaire and author of the justly forgotten Gothic novel Vathek. The girls have to draw on their special powers at book's end, when they find themselves up against blue meany Vathek in the school gym. |
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