novel. Another symphonic poem by the same title came from Horatio Parker in 1903. Vathek's insatiable thirst for knowledge also parallels the attitude seen in the character of Dr. Faustus, in Christopher Marlowe's Dr. Faustus (1604), a work based on the German legend of Faust. H. G. Wells alludes to it in Tono-Bungay (1909). The Spanish musician Luis Delgado has published an album called Vathek (1982), inspired by the literary work. An episode of Extreme Ghostbusters, "Deadliners", has malevolent spirits known as the Vathek. References Sources Beckford, William, Vathek: The English Translation by Samuel Henley (1786) and the French Editions of Lausanne and Paris (1787, postdated), 1972, Facsimile ed., 3 vols. in 1, Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, . Salah S. Ali: Vathek as a Translation of a Lost Tale from the Arabian Nights. Laurent Châtel, Utopies paysagères: vues et visions dans les écrits et dans les jardins de William Beckford (1760–1844), Université Paris III–Sorbonne Nouvelle (2000), 769 p. 2 vols. Laurent Châtel, "Les sources des contes orientaux de William Beckford" ("Vathek et la 'Suite des contes arabes' "), Epistémé (2005): article online: http://www.etudes-episteme.org/ee/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=81 Laurent Châtel, William Beckford - The Elusive Orientalist (Oxford: The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, 2016). ISSN 0435-2866 : https://voltairefoundation.wordpress.com/tag/william-beckford/ Beckford, William, Vathek et ses épisodes, Préface et édition critique – Didier Girard, Paris, J. Corti, 2003 Further reading "On William Beckford's Vathek", Jorge Luis Borges (in Selected Non-fictions) Didier Girard, William Beckford : Terroriste au Palais de la Raison, Paris, José Corti, 1993. D. Girard & S. Jung (eds.), Inscribing Dreams: William Beckford as a Writer Gent – UG Press, 2012. External links 1786 novels French-language novels English Gothic novels English fantasy novels 1780s fantasy novels Fictional emperors and empresses British horror novels Fictional characters who have made pacts with devils Fictional caliphs