Voltaire in exile : the last years, 1753-78 / Ian Davidson
2004, First Edition. London : Atlantic. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #416111
ISBN: 1843540878
Physical description: xix, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Contents: Prologue 1694-1750 -- Money 1750-53 -- Geneva 1754-5 -- Candide and the English admiral 1753-9 -- L'Infâme 1758-61 -- The adoption of Mlle Corneille 1760-63 -- The Calas affair 1761-5 -- The Swiss marmot 1764-5 -- Ferney 1765 -- Beccaría and the Commentaire 1765-6 -- The execution of the Chevalier de la Barre 1765-8 -- The blockade 1765-8 -- Solitude 1767-9 -- Watchmaking 1770-76 -- Last campaigns 1770-78 -- Return to Paris 1778. Subjects: Voltaire 1694-1778; Voltaire 1694-1778 Exile Switzerland Geneva; 1700-1799; Philosophers France ; Biography; Authors, French 18th century ; Biography; Authors, French; Philosophers; Authors, French 18th century ; Biography; France.
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