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    Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)
    Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)
    Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)
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    Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)

    By Voltaire François-Marie Arouet

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    The leading figure of the French Enlightenment, Voltaire was a versatile writer, celebrated for his satirical wit and his advocacy of freedom of religion. Voltaire’s oeuvre features works in almost every literary form, including masterpieces in drama, poetry and fiction, as well as historical and scientific literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the largest collection of Voltaire’s works ever compiled in English translation, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
    * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Voltaire’s life and works
    * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
    * ALL the novels, with individual contents tables
    * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
    * Excellent formatting of the texts
    * Famous works are fully illustrated with contemporary artwork
    * Includes Voltaire’s rare epic poems ‘The Henriade’ and ‘The Maid of Orleans’ – available in no other collection
    * Voltaire’s rare poems
    * Includes Voltaire’s plays - spend hours exploring the celebrated plays
    * Includes a comprehensive range of non-fiction texts
    * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Voltaire’s contribution to literature
    * Features three biographies - discover Voltaire’s literary life
    * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
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    CONTENTS:
    The Philosophical Fiction
    ZADIG
    MICROMEGAS
    CANDIDE; OR, THE OPTIMIST
    L’INGÉNU
    THE MAN OF FORTY CROWNS
    OTHER PHILOSOPHICAL TALES
    The Plays
    OEDIPUS
    MARIAMNE
    ZAIRE
    CAESAR
    THE PRODIGIAL
    MEROPE
    OLYMPIA
    THE ORPHAN OF CHINA
    BRUTUS
    MAHOMET
    AMELIA
    SOCRATES
    ALZIRE
    ORESTES
    SÉMIRAMIS
    CATILINE
    PANDORA
    THE SCOTCH WOMAN
    NANINE
    THE PRUDE
    THE TATLER
    PREFACES TO PLAYS
    The Poetry
    THE HENRIADE
    THE MAID OF ORLEANS
    THE LISBON EARTHQUAKE AND OTHER POEMS
    The Philosophical Works
    LETTERS ON ENGLAND
    PHILOSOPHICAL LETTERS
    A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY
    TOLERATION AND OTHER ESSAYS
    AN ESSAY ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
    The Historical Works
    AGE OF LOUIS XIV
    THE HISTORY OF PETER THE GREAT, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA
    HISTORY OF CHARLES XII
    The Criticism
    VOLTAIRE by John Cowper Powys
    VOLTAIRE’S TRAGEDIES by Lytton Strachey
    VOLTAIRE AND FREDERICK THE GREAT by Lytton Strachey
    INGERSOLL’S LECTURE ON VOLTAIRE by Robert Green Ingersoll
    VOLTAIRE AND KING STANISLAS by Henry W. Wolff
    VOLTAIRE IN THE NETHERLANDS by C. A. Van Sypesteyn
    The Biographies
    VOLTAIRE by John Morley
    VOLTAIRE: A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS by G. W. Foote and J. M. Wheeler
    VOLTAIRE: BRIEF BIOGRAPHY by George Saintsbury
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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDelphi Classics
    Release dateOct 2, 2015
    ISBN9789634280859
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