Translated from French by Reverend Samuel Henley, this work sees a plot hatched for Gulchenrouz to drink powder to fake his death as he has been promised to Nouronihar, the daughter of Fakreddin.
One character in this work parodies a verse by declaring "O gentle white dove, as thou soar'st through the air, Vouchsafe one kind glance on the mate of thy love." Translated from French by Reverend Samuel Henley, this work sees a plot hatched for Gulchenrouz to drink powder to fake his death as he has been promised to Nouronihar, the daughter of Fakreddin. The main character builds five palaces devoted to enjoyment of each of the five senses and a 1500-step tower to master secrets of astronomy Â– he casts aside "the Giaour," a man who poses as an Indian merchant. Along with his mother, the princess Carathis, that title character is condemned for eternity ►by Eblis, the Jinn ruler of the underworld. FTP, name this "Arabian Tale" of a certain caliph, the masterpiece of William Beckford.
One character in this work parodies a verse by declaring "O gentle white dove, as thou soar'st through the air, Vouchsafe one kind glance on the mate of thy love."
Vathek (Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek)