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The portable Voltaire / edited, and with an introd., by Ben Ray Redman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Viking portable libraryPublication details: New York : Penguin Books, 1977.Description: v, 569 p. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0140150412
  • 9780140150414
Uniform titles:
  • Selections. English. 1977
Subject(s):
Contents:
Editor's introduction -- Some dates in the life of Voltaire -- Brief bibliography of works Voltaire: Philosophical dictionary: Selections -- Miscellany -- Candide -- Zadig -- Micromegas -- Story of a good Brahmin -- Letters: To Frederick the great -- Miscellaneous letters -- Selections from the English letters -- Essay on the manners and spirit of nations: Recapitulation -- Lisbon earthquake: Author's preface -- Lisbon earthquake.
Summary: Collects the most significant writings of Voltaire, preceded by a brief biography of the author, a bibliography of his works, and a chronology.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 848.509 V935 Available 33111006296251
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Includes Part One of Candide ; three stories; selections from The Philosophical Dictionary, The Lisbon Earthquake , and other works; and thirty-five letters.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 52).

Editor's introduction -- Some dates in the life of Voltaire -- Brief bibliography of works Voltaire: Philosophical dictionary: Selections -- Miscellany -- Candide -- Zadig -- Micromegas -- Story of a good Brahmin -- Letters: To Frederick the great -- Miscellaneous letters -- Selections from the English letters -- Essay on the manners and spirit of nations: Recapitulation -- Lisbon earthquake: Author's preface -- Lisbon earthquake.

Collects the most significant writings of Voltaire, preceded by a brief biography of the author, a bibliography of his works, and a chronology.

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