Voltaire in Exile : The Last Years, 1753-1778 by Ian Davidson, Ian Davidson

Voltaire in Exile : The Last Years, 1753-1778

Ian Davidson, Ian Davidson

368 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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in 1753, Voltaire - playwright, poet, philosopher, and one of the most feted figures in Europe - was forced into exile by Louis XV, where he would remain for the last twenty-five years of his life. These years heralded a startling new beginning du...

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