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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: An Essay Upon The Civil Wars Of France: Extracted From Curious Manuscripts By Mr. De Voltaire

    First published in 1727 6 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Dialogues et anecdotes philosophiques

    First published in 1940 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres Historiques

    First published in 1957 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Voltaire's prose: extracts

    First published in 1897 6 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition voltairesprose00volt Cover of edition voltairesprose00voltrich
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  • Cover of: Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton

    First published in 1738 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Le Huron ou L'Ingénu

    First published in 1986 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition cihm_63392 Cover of edition cihm_63800 Cover of edition cihm_63391
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  • Cover of: Càndid o l'optimisme

    First published in 1996 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Mémoires pour servir à la vie de M. de Voltaire, écrits par lui-même

    First published in 1914 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: white bull: an oriental history from an ancient Syrian manuscript

    First published in 1774 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Œuvres complètes de Voltaire.

    First published in 1817 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Zadig Ou La Destinee

    First published in 1929 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: caffé: ou, L'Écossaise : comédie

    First published in 1760 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Contes et romans

    First published in 1842 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Facéties

    First published in 1973 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The man of forty crowns

    First published in 1768 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Mélanges

    First published in 1961 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres critiques et poétiques: extraits, avec une notice biographique, une notice historique et littéraire, des notes explicatives par Roger Petit.

    First published in 1937 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Romans et contes de Voltaire.

    First published in 1795 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres completes.

    First published in 1785 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes08voltuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes65voltuoft
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complètes, avec des notes et une notice sur la vie de Voltaire.

    First published in 1820 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition oeuvrescomplt03voltuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplt02voltuoft
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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
  • Voltaire Voltaire
  • voltaire candide
  • 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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