slauderdale’s Reviews > Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto, Vathek, The Vampyre, and a Fragment of a Novel > Status Update
slauderdale
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A literary exemplar of Stupid Evil, with Vathek wallowing in Badboydom. My, but there are many footnotes. I thought they were part of the joke, but the Greek finally persuaded me otherwise. Anyway, it's a mordant little comedy, the many "horrors" leavened by authorial sarcasm and Vathek's frequent pratfalls. Racist elements about in line with what I remember from the Mardrus/Mathers ed. of the 1001 Nights.
— Jan 09, 2026 10:36AM
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slauderdale
is on page 258 of 291
Just got back from Project Gutenberg. Aw nutbunnies, they fixed it. 8(
— Jan 15, 2026 02:40PM
slauderdale
is on page 258 of 291
“I sat down in a chair of the saloon, and satisfied myself that I was resting on what he had made his constant seat.” LOL. With what a thrill I read this line! The instance of a truly wonderful typo I once found on Project Gutenberg. I don’t know if it is still there. I hope it is though.
— Jan 15, 2026 02:38PM
slauderdale
is on page 257 of 291
Well, that was Vathek, and I’m glad to be done with it and him. Pure madness. His mother sure was a hoot though.
— Jan 14, 2026 09:18PM
slauderdale
is on page 160 of 291
Keep going back and forth between the story itself and the end notes.
— Jan 13, 2026 10:06PM
slauderdale
is on page 217 of 291
Beckford is so baller, he just footnoted a footnote that was already inside of an end note. I am in awe.
— Jan 13, 2026 08:10PM
