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Author: William Beckford
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Category : Portugal
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: William Beckford
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Category : Portugal
Languages : en
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Author: John Laidlar
Publisher: Oxford, England : Clio Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Lisbon's relative proximity to Africa led to a prolonged period of Moorish occupation until 1147. The city enjoyed untold wealth during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but was devastated by the earthquake in 1755. Portugal's accession to the European Community and Lisbon's subsequent choice both as the European City of Culture (1994) and as the site for the international Expo '98 have brought the city into the European mainstream.
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 990
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Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 890
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Author: Arthur James Wells
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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
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Author: William Beckford
Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing, Limited
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Known as the "Fool of Fonthill" for his eccentricity, William Beckford was ostracized by polite society after being accused of having an improper relationship with a young boy, and soon after was forced to flee England. In early 1787 he arrived in Lisbon, the first stop on a journey to his plantations in Jamaica, but due to terrible sea-sickness, he decided to stay. However, despite his popularity with the Portuguese nobility, the scandal that had forced him to leave England again forced him to move on to Spain in November 1787. Here, in true Beckford style, he became entangled with an older married woman, a young married girl, and a twelve-year-old boy all at the same time. The account of his Iberian sojourn is at times scathing but often witty, as Beckford in turns bemoans his lot and then rhapsodizes about a new love affair. "The Journal of William Beckford" provides a fascinating and entertaining account of Beckford's time in Portugal and Spain, while offering a tantalizing glimpse into the life of someone famous for his hedonistic and unconventional behavior.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2378
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Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 660
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Author: William Beckford
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Category : Portugal
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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