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  • Essais Sur Les Moeurs Et L’esprit Des Nations; Volume 3
    Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    25,58 €

  • Essais Sur Les Moeurs Et L’esprit Des Nations; Volume 7
    Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    25,58 €

  • Candide
    Voltaire / Francois-Marie Arouet
    Caustic and hilarious, Candide has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. It concerns the adventures of the youthful Candide, disciple of Dr. Pangloss, who was himself a disciple of Leibniz. In the course of his travels and adventures in Europe and South America, Candide saw and suffered such misfortune that it was difficult for him ...
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    7,88 €

  • La Henriade
    Christian von Mechel / François. - Grasset / Voltaire
    La Henriade is an epic poem in ten cantos by Voltaire, first published in 1723. It celebrates the life of the French king Henry IV and the triumph of tolerance and reason. This edition includes related pieces on the poem and epic poetry in general. Voltaire’s work remains a significant example of French neoclassical verse and an important historical and literary document.This ...
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    27,89 €

  • Histoire De Charles Xii, Roi De Suède
    François Grasset / Voltaire
    Histoire de Charles XII, Roi de Suède, presented by François Grasset and penned by Voltaire, recounts the life and reign of Charles XII, the King of Sweden. Divided into eight books, this historical account explores Charles XII’s military campaigns, political strategies, and personal life, offering readers a detailed portrait of one of Sweden’s most significant monarchs. Voltai...
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    28,90 €

  • Seventeen Plays by Voltaire
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    Included in this omnibus edition are seventeen of Voltaire’s most important plays including Brutus, Socrates, Alzire, Orestes, Catiline, Sémiramis, Pandora, The Scotch Woman, Nanine, The Prude, Mérope, Olympia, The Orphan of China, Mahomet, Amelia, Œdipus, and Mariamne. During his life time Voltaire was far and away the most successful French playwright, these are the plays tha...
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    25,27 €

  • Amelia
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    This tragedy is founded on historical truth. A duke of Brittany, in the year 1387, commanded the lord of Bavalan to assassinate the constable of Clisson: Bavalan, the day after, told the duke it was done: the duke becoming sensible of the horror of his crime, and apprehensive of the fatal consequences of it, abandoned himself to the most violent despair: Bavalan, after giving h...
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    12,23 €

  • Dipus
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    Œdipus was written when Voltaire was but nineteen years of age. It was played for the first time in 1718, and ran for forty-five nights. Du Frêsne, a celebrated actor, and of the same age as the author, played the part of Œdipus; and Madame Desmarêts, a famous actress, did Jocaste, and soon after quitted the stage. In this edition, the part of Philoctetes is restored, and stand...
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    12,26 €

  • Mariamne
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    It is enough: the power of Salome, By all acknowledged, and by all obeyed, On its firm basis stands immovable: I fled to Azor, with the lightning’s speed, Even from Samaria’s plain to Jordan’s spring, And quick returned: my presence there indeed Was needful, to cut off the aspiring hopes Of Israel’s moody race: thy brother Herod, So long detained at Rome, was almost grown A str...
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    10,26 €

  • The Orphan of China
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    The Chinese tragedy, which they call 'The Orphan,' was taken out of an immense collection of the theatrical performances of that nation, which has cultivated this art for about three thousand years before it was invented by the Greeks, the art of making living portraits of the actions of men, establishing schools of morality, and teaching virtue in dialogue and representation. ...
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    10,30 €

  • Mahomet
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    This powerful work was read by Voltaire to Frederick of Prussia in 1740, to the king’s great delight. The play was withdrawn after the fourth representation, under pressure of Church authorities who professed to see in it a bloody satire against the Christian religion. Almost three hundred years later critics are still unclear if this play is a rebuke of Islam or of Christianit...
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    11,76 €

  • The Scotch Woman
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    I don’t belong to the house, sir; but I spend most of my time in the coffee-room; write news, politics, and so forth, and am always ready to do an honest gentleman service. If you have any friend you want to have praised, or any enemy to be abused; any author you want to protect or to decry; ’tis but one guinea per paragraph: if you are desirous of cultivating any acquaintance ...
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    11,29 €

  • Nanine
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    'This Comedy is called in the French Nanine, ou le Préjugé Vaincu (Nanine, or Prejudice Overcome). It is written, as we are told in the title-page, in verses of ten syllables. The absurdity of comedies in rhyme I have already remarked. The original begins thus: Il faut parler, il faut, Monsieur le Comte, Vous expliquer nettement sur mon Compte.The reader cannot but observe, wha...
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    11,13 €

  • Orestes
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    Orestes was produced in 1750, an experiment which intensely interested the literary world and the public. In his Dedicatory Letters to the Duchess of Maine, Voltaire has the following passage on the Greek drama:'We should not, I acknowledge, endeavor to imitate what is weak and defective in the ancients: it is most probable that their faults were well known to their contemporar...
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    11,16 €

  • Catiline
    Fran Ois-Marie Arouet / Francois-Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    In his preface to this play Voltaire says: 'The learned will not here meet with a faithful narrative of Catiline’s conspiracy: a tragedy, they very well know, is not a history, but they will see a true picture of the manners of those times: all that Cicero, Catiline, Cato and Cæsar do in this piece is not true, but their genius and character are faithfully represented: if we do...
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    12,23 €

  • La Henriade
    Jean Claude François Bidau De Montigny / Voltaire
    La Henriade, by Voltaire, is an epic poem written in French, first published in 1723. It celebrates the life of Henry IV, King of France. The poem is divided into ten cantos and recounts significant events in Henry IV’s reign, focusing on the Siege of Paris and his conversion to Catholicism for the sake of national unity. Voltaire’s work blends historical narrative with element...
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    28,83 €

  • Alzire
    Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire
    Alzire: Ou Les Am�����ricains: Trag�����die (1876) de Fran�����ois Marie Arouet, mieux connu sous le nom de Voltaire, est une pi�����ce de th����������tre qui se d�����roule en Am�����rique du Sud pendant la p�����riode coloniale espagnole. L’intrigue suit le personnage principal, Alzire, une jeune femme indienne qui est captur�����e par les Espagnols et forc�����e de se marier...
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    24,81 €

  • Zaïre
    François Marie Arouet De Voltaire
    Zaïre, by François Marie Arouet De Voltaire, is a classic French tragedy presented here in a meticulously edited version by T. Karcher. This edition offers readers a fresh encounter with Voltaire’s dramatic exploration of love, duty, and religious conflict. Set against a historical backdrop, 'Zaïre' remains a powerful and thought-provoking work, showcasing Voltaire’s mastery of...
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    20,06 €

  • Lettres A Son Altesse Monseigneur Le Prince De... Sur Rabelais Et Sur D’Autres Accuses D’Avoir Mal Parle De La Religion Chretienne (1768)
    Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire
    Ce livre, intitul����� ''Lettres ������ Son Altesse Monseigneur le Prince de...'' Sur Rabelais et sur d’autres accus�����s d’avoir mal parl����� de la religion chr�����tienne'', a �����t����� �����crit par Fran�����ois-Marie Arouet, plus connu sous le nom de Voltaire, en 1768. Il s’agit d’une s�����rie de lettres adress�����es ������ un prince, dans lesquelles Voltaire d�����fe...
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    25,92 €

  • Voltariana Ou Eloges Amphigouriques, Part 1-2 (1749)
    Francois Marie Arouet / Voltaire
    Voltariana ou �����loges Amphigouriques est un recueil de deux parties publi����� en 1749 par l’�����crivain et philosophe fran�����ais Voltaire. Dans ce livre, Voltaire rend hommage ������ diff�����rentes personnalit�����s de son �����poque, telles que des �����crivains, des artistes et des penseurs, ������ travers des �����loges qui ont souvent une tournure ironique ou satiri...
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    48,12 €

  • A Letter From Mr. Voltaire To M. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1766)
    Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire
    A Letter From Mr. Voltaire To M. Jean Jacques Rousseau is a book written by the renowned French philosopher and writer, Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire in 1766. The book is a letter addressed to his contemporary and fellow philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau. The letter is a critique of Rousseau’s work, particularly his political philosophy, and contains Voltaire’s opinions on...
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    23,42 €

  • The General History And State Of Europe From The Time Of Charlemagne To Charles V
    Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    26,63 €

  • Philosophical Dictionary Part 1
    Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    44,76 €

  • Philosophical Dictionary Part 2
    Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    43,56 €

  • Micromegas and Other Short Fictions
    Francois Voltaire / Theo Cuffe
    Something between a tale and a polemic these 'fables of reason' are feats of narrative compression and contain much of Voltaire’s best and funniest writing. From ribald tales of adultery to conversations between cosmic travellers the stories in this collection pose moral philosophical and social questions. Reader and protagonist alike find their assumptions challenged as Vol...
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    19,30 €