Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and Voltaire persecuted.
Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and Voltaire persecuted.
Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer, satirist, the embodiment of the 18th-century Enlightenment. Among his best-known works is the satirical short story CANDIDE (1759).
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Letters on England - Voltaire Translated by Leonard Tancock Introduction Letter 1: On the Quakers Letter 2: On the Quakers Letter 3: On the Quakers Letter 4: On the Quakers Letter 5: On the Anglican Religion Letter 6: On the Presbyterians Letter 7: On the Socinians, Arians or Anti-Trinitarians Letter 8: On Parliament Letter 9: On the Government Letter 10: On Commerce Letter 11: On Innoculation with Smallpox Letter 12: On Chancellor Bacon Letter 13: On Mr. Locke Letter 14: On Descartes and Newton Letter 15: On the System of Gravitation Letter 16: On the Optics of Newton Letter 17: On Infinity and Chronology Letter 18: On Tragedy Letter 19: On Comedy Letter 20: On Noble Lords who cultivate literature Letter 21: On the Earl of Rochester and Mr. Waller Letter 22: On Mr. Pope and some other famous poets Letter 23: On the Consideration due to Men of Letters Letter 24: On Academies Letter 25: On the Pensées of Pascal Notes Appendix
Letters on England - Voltaire Translated by Leonard Tancock Introduction Letter 1: On the Quakers Letter 2: On the Quakers Letter 3: On the Quakers Letter 4: On the Quakers Letter 5: On the Anglican Religion Letter 6: On the Presbyterians Letter 7: On the Socinians, Arians or Anti-Trinitarians Letter 8: On Parliament Letter 9: On the Government Letter 10: On Commerce Letter 11: On Innoculation with Smallpox Letter 12: On Chancellor Bacon Letter 13: On Mr. Locke Letter 14: On Descartes and Newton Letter 15: On the System of Gravitation Letter 16: On the Optics of Newton Letter 17: On Infinity and Chronology Letter 18: On Tragedy Letter 19: On Comedy Letter 20: On Noble Lords who cultivate literature Letter 21: On the Earl of Rochester and Mr. Waller Letter 22: On Mr. Pope and some other famous poets Letter 23: On the Consideration due to Men of Letters Letter 24: On Academies Letter 25: On the Pensées of Pascal Notes Appendix
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