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Voltaire

21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778

François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade. Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every literary form including plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.

Voltaire was one of several Enlightenment figures (along with Montesquieu, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau) whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the American and French Revolutions. (Source)

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  • Cover of: Oeuvres choisies, disposées d'après l'ordre chronologique

    First published in 1928 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1911 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Questions sur l'encyclopédie

    First published in 1771 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: romances of Voltaire

    First published in 1928 3 editions in 2 languages
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    First published in 1752 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The selected letters of Voltaire

    First published in 1900 3 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition selectedletters05symsgoog
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  • Cover of: A treatise on toleration: memorials, letters, etc. relating to persecution, and particularly to the cases of Calas and Sirven

    First published in 1779 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Œuvres historiques.

    First published in 1957 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Voltaire's Micromégas: a study in the fusion of science, myth, and art

    First published in 1950 3 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Voltaire's romances

    First published in 1885 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Философские повести. Орлеанская девственница

    First published in 1936 3 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The dog and the horse

    First published in 1980 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Histoire de l'empire de Russie

    First published in 1815 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The important examination of the Holy Scriptures

    First published in 1819 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition importantexamina00volt
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  • Cover of: Princess De Babylone

    First published in 1920 3 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Le caffé, ou, L'écossaise: comédie en cinq actes

    First published in 1760 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: sottisier.: Suivi des remarques sur le Discours sur l'inégalité des conditions et sur le Contrat social. Nouvelle éd., avec une notice, des notes et un index.

    First published in 1883 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Lettres inédites à Constant d'Hermenches

    First published in 1956 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lettres philosophiques ou Lettres anglaises: avec le texte complet des remarques sur les "Pensées" de Pascal

    First published in 1964 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Histoire d'Elizabeth Canning, et de Jean Calas: 2. Mémoire de Donat Calas pour son père, sa mère & son frère : 3. Declaration de Pierre Calas : avec les pièces originales, concernant la mort des srs. Calas, & le jugement rendu à Toulouse

    First published in 1762 3 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
History, Voltaire, 1694-1778, Philosophy, Early works to 1800, World history, French literature, history and criticism, 18th century, Correspondence, History and criticism, Fiction, Translations into English, French literature, Religion, Drama, Dictionaries, French Authors, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Poetry, English literature, Intellectual life, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Biography, Kings and rulers, Philosophers, Civilization, Bible
Places
France, Great Britain, Russia, Sweden, Europe, Grande-Bretagne, India, Paris, Angleterre, England, Lisbon, Portugal, Prussia (Germany), Soviet Union, United States, Buenos Aires, Denmark, Geneva (Switzerland), Holy Roman Empire, Lisbon (Portugal), London, Lucerne, Memphis, Orbis Tertius, Paris (France)
People
Voltaire (1694-1778), Charles XII King of Sweden (1682-1718), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Jean Calas (1698-1762), Peter I Emperor of Russia (1672-1725), Frederick II King of Prussia (1712-1786), Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727), Joan of Arc, Saint (1412-1431), Catherine II Empress of Russia (1729-1796), Louis XIV King of France (1638-1715), Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Cesare Beccaria marchese di (1738-1794), Henry IV King of France (1553-1610), Charles de Secondat Montesquieu baron de (1689-1755), Julius Caesar, Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Calas family, Isaac Newton (1642-1727), Pierre Henri Larcher (1726-1812), Tronchin family, Antoine Guénée (1717-1803), Belisarius (505 (ca.)-565), Charles XII King of Sweden, Charles XII King of Sweden (1683-1718)
Time
18th century, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, 17th century, Charles XII, 1697-1718, Louis XV, 1715-1774, Peter I, 1689-1725, 16th century, 18e siècle, Early works to 1800, Bourbons, 1589-1789, 1643-1715 (Louis XIV), 1715-1774, 1492-1648, 1526-1765, 1648-1715, 476-1492, Medieval period, 987-1515, To 987, 1589-1789, 1689-1725 (Pedro I), 1689-1800, 1689-1801, 1750s, 1762, 1774-1793

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  • F. M. de Voltaire
  • J. F. M. de Voltaire
  • Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
  • Jean Francois-Mari Arouet de Voltaire
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  • De Voltaire
  • Voltaire François-Marie Arouet
  • Voltaire/ de Lisle
  • VOLTAIRE
  • 1694-1778 Voltaire
  • Nom de plume VOLTAIRE
  • Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire)
  • Вольтер
  • Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire
  • Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
  • François Marie Arouet de Voltaire
  • Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
  • François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire
  • François-Marie AROUET
  • Jean Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire
  • François-Marie Arouet Voltaire
  • François Marie Arouet
  • Francois Marie Arouet
  • Francois-Marie Arouet
  • François-Marie Arouet
  • François (Francois) Marie Arouet
  • Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet)
  • François Marie Arouet Voltaire
  • François Marie de Voltaire
  • Francois Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
  • Voltaire 1694-1778
  • Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
  • François-Marie Voltaire
  • Frangois Marie Voltaire
  • M. Voltaire
  • Voltaire (François Marie Arouet)
  • Autor Voltaire

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