"The unexpected arrival of the Caliph and the splendour that marked his appearance, had already filled with emotion the ardent soul of Nouronihar."
An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript [Vathek]
2 entries in ESTC (1786, 1791).<br>
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First published anonymously as <u>An Arabian Tale, from an Unpublished Manuscript: with Notes Critical and Explanatory</u> (London: J. Johnson,  1786). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T62055">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW3310960212&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from William Beckford, <u>Vathek: Translated from the original French</u>, 3rd edition (London: Printed for W. Clarke 1816).