Main entry:

Millington, Jon.

Title & Author:

William Beckford : a bibliography / Jon Millington.

Publication:

Warminster : Beckford Society, 2008.

Description:

413 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Beckford's life -- 1. Accounts of Beckford's life -- 2. Aspects of Beckford -- 3. Family -- 4. Contemporaries -- 5. Fonthill -- 6. Beckford's tower and bath -- 7. Landscape gardening -- 8. The collection -- 9. Exhibitions -- Pt. 2. Literature -- 10. Beckford's works: first editions -- 11. Vathek and The Episodes: editions -- 12. Vathek and The Episodes: criticism -- 13. Travel -- 14. Beckford's other works -- 15. Literary studies -- 16. Works influenced by Beckford -- 17. Bibliographies.

Summary:

"William Beckford: A Bibliography provides an annotated listing of all known publications of his work, with many contemporary reviews. His novel Vathek, has been published in some 165 editions in twenty languages since the first unauthorised edition in 1786." "The volume lists printed works relating to his life and achievements, and scholarly writing about Beckford, as well as tracing his numerous and diverse appearances in periodical literature. It contains some 6,000 references to material published before 2006, providing an essential reference source for Beckford studies in a wide variety of disciplines." "Among areas also covered are contemporary accounts and references concerning the long and troubled building of his legendary edifice Fonthill Abbey. There is also a section dealing with the creation and history of Lansdown Tower, close to his final residence in Bath. The volume includes references to the Beckford family, in particular, Alderman William Beckford, twice Lord Mayor of London, and to his circle of friends and contemporaries." --Book Jacket.

ISBN:

9780953783632 (hardcover)
0953783634 (hardcover)

Subject:

Beckford, William, 1760-1844 Bibliography.
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Beckford, William 1760-1844
Beckford, William, (1760-1844) Bibliographie.
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 bibliografi.
Beckford, William (Schriftsteller)

Form/genre:

Bibliographies.

Added entries:

Beckford Society.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279495
Call No.: BIB 215534
Status: Available