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Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents
In a Series of Letters from Various Parts of Europe
Published by Start Classics
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
William Thomas Beckford (1 October 1760 - 2 May 1844), usually known as William Beckford, was an English novelist, a profligate and consummately knowledgeable art collector and patron of works of decorative art, a critic, travel writer and sometime politician, reputed at one stage in his life to be the richest commoner in England. His parents were William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, daughter of the Hon. George Hamilton. He was Member of Parliament for Wells from 1784 to 1790, for Hindon from 1790 to 1795 and 1806 to 1820. He is remembered as the author of the Gothic novel "Vathek", the builder of the remarkable lost Fonthill Abbey and Lansdown Tower ("Beckford's Tower"), Bath, and especially for his art collection.
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- Publisher: Start Classics (January 8, 2015)
- Length: 228 pages
- ISBN13: 9781633554849
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