Front Page Authors (by Period) Voltaire

Voltaire

1694 - 1778

About the Author

Voltaire was one of the leading figures of the French Enlightenment. He first made a name for himself as a poet and playwright before turning to political philosophy, history, religious criticism, and other literary activities.

In The Library:

• author: Candide, ou l’Optimisme (1759)
• author: Toleration and Other Essays (1755)
• author: The Works of Voltaire. A Contemporary Version, in 21 vols. (1901)
• author: The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 1 (Candide) (1759)
• author: The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 3 (Philosophical Dictionary Part 1) (1764)
• author: The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 4 (Philosophical Dictionary Part 2) (1764)
• author: The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 5 (Philosophical Dictionary Part 3) (1764)
• author: The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 6 (Philosophical Dictionary Part 4) (1764)
• author: The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 7 (Philosophical Dictionary Part 5) (1764)
• author: The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 19 (Philosophical Letters) (1733)
• author: The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 21 (A Biographical Critique of Voltaire by John Morely) (1872)