Philosophical Letters: Or, Letters Regarding the English Nation

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Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2010 - History - 160 pages

In his Philosophical Letters, Voltaire provides a pungent and often satirical assessment of the religion, politics, science, and arts of the England he observed during his nearly three-year exile. In addition to the Letters, this edition provides a translation of Voltaire's "Proposal for a Letter about the English," a general Introduction, chronology, notes, and bibliography.

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Philosophical Letters: Or, Letters Regarding the English Nation
Voltaire,John Leigh,Prudence L. Steiner
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About the author (2010)

John Leigh is a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, and University Lecturer in the Department of French, at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Prudence L. Steiner took her Ph.D. in American Literature at Harvard University, where she served as Lecturer and Director of the Harvard Extension School Writing Program.

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TitlePhilosophical Letters: Or, Letters Regarding the English Nation
AuthorsVoltaire, John Leigh, Prudence L. Steiner
PublisherRecording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2010
ISBN1603844317, 9781603844314
Length160 pages
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History / Europe / Great Britain
Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern
  
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