William Thomas 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 uredi

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.