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VOLTAIRE
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Ian Davidson |
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Hardback |
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1846682266 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781846682261 |
| Publisher: |
PROFILE BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2010 |
| Pages: |
500 |
| Description: |
In his own time, Voltaire (1694-1778) was the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. This biography tells the story of Voltaire's life - his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; and, his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. |
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We think of Voltaire as the epitome of the Enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. This dazzling new biography celebrates his extraordinary life through the thousands of letters he wrote to have survived. Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's life (1694-1778) - his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; his infatuation with Frederick the Great; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his passion for watch-making; and, his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. Throughout all of this Voltaire's life was always informed by two things: a belief in the essential value of toleration in the face of fanaticism; and in the right of every man to think and say what he liked. It is rare to have such a vivid portrait of a great man. |
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UK |
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Profile Books Ltd |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Enid McLeod Literary Award 2011 |
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