Letters on England Paperback by Francois Voltaire; Translated with an Introduction by Leonard Tancock

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics (1980-07-31)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 160 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780140443868
• Item Weight: 136.08 grams
• Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.0 x 0.33 cm

Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and Voltaire persecuted.

About the Author

Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer, satirist, the embodiment of the 18th-century Enlightenment. Among his best-known works is the satirical short story CANDIDE (1759).