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Step into the world of one of the Enlightenment era's greatest minds with this extraordinary collection of "Collection of Letters from Mr. de Voltaire". Published in 1785, this comprehensive 16-volume set comprises a total of 7,636 pages and offers a profound insight into the literary correspondence of Voltaire. "Recueil de Lettres de M. de Voltaire". Kehl, Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique, 1785. 18 x 12 cm. (212 + 70 + 46) + 467 + 487 + 528 + 479 + 480 + 479 + 527 + 547 + 515 + 478 + 468 + 467 + 480 + 442 + 464 pages. Text in French. Original half leather bindings. Very good condition. These volumes, titled 'Recueil de Lettres de M. de Voltaire,' correspond to volumes 68 through 83 of the Complete Works of Voltaire. Please note that volumes 2 through 7 of this collection are missing the title pages. Additionally, it's important to note that volume 1 in this set doesn't correspond to the 1785 collection but contains the titles 'Monsieur de Voltaire Peint par Lui-Même, ou Lettres de Cet Ecrivain. Premier Partie. Second Partie' (Lausanne, 1766) and 'Le Docteur Pansophe, ou Lettres de Monsieur de Voltaire' (London, 1767). Please examine the images carefully as they are part of the description! François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the Roman Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, but also scientific expositions. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets. Voltaire was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially successful internationally. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties and was at constant risk from the strict censorship laws of the Catholic French monarchy. His polemics witheringly satirized intolerance and religious dogma, as well as the French institutions of his day. His best-known work and magnum opus, Candide, is a novella which comments on, criticizes and ridicules many events, thinkers and philosophies of his time, most notably Gottfried Leibniz and his belief that our world is the "best of all possible worlds".
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