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Oct 04, 2011 Laura rated it liked it

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MEMOIR.
BY WILLIAM NORTH.

William Beckford, the author of the following celebrated Eastern tale, was born in 1760, and died in the spring of 1844, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. It is to be regretted, that a man of so remarkable a character, did not leave the world some record of a life offering points of interest different from that of any of his contemporaries, from the peculiarly studious retirement and eccentric avocations in which it was ...more

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Oct 28, 2024 GONZA rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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These gothic novels that have now had their times, are almost endearing, but I admit I had a hard time getting to the end without skipping too many words. However, I would only recommend it to lovers of the genre.

Questi romanzi gotici che ormai hanno fatto il loro tempo, fanno quasi tenerezza, ma ammetto di aver fatto fatica ad arrivare alla fine senza saltare troppe parole. Comunque lo raccomanderei solo agli amante del genere.

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