Voltaire
A Life
We think of Voltaire as the epitome of the Enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. Davidson tells the whole, rich story of his life (1694-1778) - his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; his infatuation with Frederick the Great; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his passion for watch-making; his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. Throughout all of this Voltaire's life was always informed by t…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84765-224-9
- EAN: 9781847652249
- Produktnummer: 13899029
- Verlag: Profile
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'657 KB
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Ian Davidson
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