TITLE:
Voltaire : a life / Ian Davidson.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
New York : Pegasus Books,
Edition:
1st Pegasus Books hardcover ed.
Physical Description:
xx, 538 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [466]-471) and index.
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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781605981192
