Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated‪)‬

The leading figure of the French Enlightenment, Voltaire was a versatile writer, celebrated for his satirical wit and his advocacy of freedom of religion. Voltaire’s oeuvre features works in almost every literary form, including masterpieces in drama, poetry and fiction, as well as historical and scientific literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the largest collection of Voltaire’s works ever compiled in English translation, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)


* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Voltaire’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts

* ALL the novels, with individual contents tables

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Famous works are fully illustrated with contemporary artwork

* Includes Voltaire’s rare epic poems ‘The Henriade’ and ‘The Maid of Orleans’ – available in no other collection

* Voltaire’s rare poems

* Includes Voltaire’s plays - spend hours exploring the celebrated plays

* Includes a comprehensive range of non-fiction texts

* Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Voltaire’s contribution to literature

* Features three biographies - discover Voltaire’s literary life

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres


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CONTENTS:


The Philosophical Fiction

ZADIG

MICROMEGAS

CANDIDE; OR, THE OPTIMIST

L’INGÉNU

THE MAN OF FORTY CROWNS

OTHER PHILOSOPHICAL TALES


The Plays

OEDIPUS

MARIAMNE

ZAIRE

CAESAR

THE PRODIGIAL

MEROPE

OLYMPIA

THE ORPHAN OF CHINA

BRUTUS

MAHOMET

AMELIA

SOCRATES

ALZIRE

ORESTES

SÉMIRAMIS

CATILINE

PANDORA

THE SCOTCH WOMAN

NANINE

THE PRUDE

THE TATLER

PREFACES TO PLAYS


The Poetry

THE HENRIADE

THE MAID OF ORLEANS

THE LISBON EARTHQUAKE AND OTHER POEMS


The Philosophical Works

LETTERS ON ENGLAND

PHILOSOPHICAL LETTERS

A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY

TOLERATION AND OTHER ESSAYS

AN ESSAY ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS


The Historical Works

AGE OF LOUIS XIV

THE HISTORY OF PETER THE GREAT, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA

HISTORY OF CHARLES XII


The Criticism

VOLTAIRE by John Cowper Powys

VOLTAIRE’S TRAGEDIES by Lytton Strachey

VOLTAIRE AND FREDERICK THE GREAT by Lytton Strachey

INGERSOLL’S LECTURE ON VOLTAIRE by Robert Green Ingersoll

VOLTAIRE AND KING STANISLAS by Henry W. Wolff

VOLTAIRE IN THE NETHERLANDS by C. A. Van Sypesteyn


The Biographies

VOLTAIRE by John Morley

VOLTAIRE: A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS by G. W. Foote and J. M. Wheeler

VOLTAIRE: BRIEF BIOGRAPHY by George Saintsbury


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