Voltaire : a life /
Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's 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 th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pegasus Books,
[2010]
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| Edition: | 1st Pegasus Books hardcover ed. |
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| Summary: | Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 538 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [463]-508) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781605981192 (hc.) 1605981192 (hc.) |