Letters on England by Francois Voltaire
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780140443868 |
| ISBN 10 | 014044386X |
| Title | Letters on England |
| Author | Francois Voltaire |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1980-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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