William Thomas Beckford
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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.
- Beckfordiana: The William Beckford Website
- His Obituary from the Bath and Cheltenham Gazette, p. 3
- Online edition of Vathek Arhivirano 2004-06-30 na Wayback Machine-u at eBooks@Adelaide Arhivirano 2006-09-03 na Wayback Machine-u
- 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 Arhivirano 2007-09-27 na Wayback Machine-u
- „Mr Beckford's Treasure Chest”. Furniture. Victoria and Albert Museum. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2008-04-06. Pristupljeno 12.8. 2007.
