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Voltaire's Romances - Complete

By Voltaire

2019-11-07 21:41:55

I choose that a story should be founded on probability, and not always resemble a dream. I desire to find nothing in it trivial or extravagant; and I desire above all, that under the appearance of fable there may appear some latent truth, obvious to ... Read more
I choose that a story should be founded on probability, and not always resemble a dream. I desire to find nothing in it trivial or extravagant; and I desire above all, that under the appearance of fable there may appear some latent truth, obvious to the discerning eye, though it escapes the observation of the vulgar. Less

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File size5240.391 KB
Print pages546
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1530687534
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In 1694, Age of Enlightenment leader Francois-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was born in Paris. Jesuit-educated, he began writing clever verses by the age of 12. He launched a lifelong, successful p...

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