William Thomas Beckford

William Beckford

William Thomas Beckford (1.10. 1760 – 2.5. 1844), najčešće navođen kao William Beckford, bio je engleski pisac, likovni kritičar, putopisac i političar.

Najpoznatiji je po romanu Vathek iz 1786. godine, koji mnogi smatraju začetnikom gotskog žanra u književnosti.

Vanjski linkovi

• Beckfordiana: The William Beckford Website
• His Obituary from the Bath and Cheltenham Gazette, p. 3
• Online edition of Vathek at eBooks@Adelaide
• Djela čiji je autor William Beckford na Projektu Gutenberg
• Recollections of the late William Beckford, by Henry Venn Lansdown, edited by Charlotte Lansdown, 1893, from Project Gutenberg
• Images of Lansdown Tower (Beckford's Tower) in Bath
• Mr Beckford's Treasure Chest. Furniture. Victoria and Albert Museum. Preuzeto na dan 12.8. 2007..