Author: VoltairePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : French wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Voltaire's Alphabet of Wit
Author: VoltairePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : French wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Voltaire's Alphabet of Wit
Author: VoltairePublisher:
ISBN: 9781258825980
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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A Philosophical Dictionary
Author: VoltaireVoltaire's Alphabet of Wit
Author: VoltairePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : French wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Letters of Certain Jews to Monsieur Voltaire
Author: Antoine GuénéePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Letters From The Earth
Author: Mark TwainPublisher: Youcanprint
ISBN: 8892658379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The Creator sat upon the throne, thinking. Behind him stretched the illimitable continent of heaven, steeped in a glory of light and color; before him rose the black night of Space, like a wall. His mighty bulk towered rugged and mountain-like into the zenith, and His divine head blazed there like a distant sun. At His feet stood three colossal figures, diminished to extinction, almost, by contrast -- archangels -- their heads level with His ankle-bone. When the Creator had finished thinking, He said, "I have thought. Behold!" He lifted His hand, and from it burst a fountain-spray of fire, a million stupendous suns, which clove the blackness and soared, away and away and away, diminishing in magnitude and intensity as they pierced the far frontiers of Space, until at last they were but as diamond nailheads sparkling under the domed vast roof of the universe. At the end of an hour the Grand Council was dismissed. They left the Presence impressed and thoughtful, and retired to a private place, where they might talk with freedom. None of the three seemed to want to begin, though all wanted somebody to do it.
The Quotable Voltaire
Author: François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) (1694-1778)Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1684482933
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The author of more than 2,000 books and pamphlets, Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778) was one of the most prolific writers of the eighteenth century, and also one of the wittiest and most insightful. This unique collection of over 800 of Voltaire’s wisest passages and choicest bons mots runs the gamut on topics from adultery to Zoroaster, in both English and French. Drawing from a wide range of his publications, private letters, and remarks recorded by his contemporaries, The Quotable Voltaire includes material never before gathered in a single volume. English translations appear alongside the original French, and each quote is thoroughly indexed and referenced, with page numbers for both the first known publication edition of each entry and the most recent edition of Voltaire’s works. The book also features over 400 quotes about Voltaire, including commentary by eighteenth-century luminaries like Samuel Johnson, Catherine the Great, Casanova, and John Adams, as well as an eclectic assortment of modern-day personages ranging from Winston Churchill and Jorge Luis Borges to Mae West and Mike Tyson. Lavishly illustrated with nearly three dozen images of Voltaire-related art, this collection opens with a scholarly essay that recounts the great man’s life and reflects on his outsized influence on Western culture. Whether you are a Voltaire scholar or a neophyte, The Quotable Voltaire is the perfect introduction to a brilliant mind.
Letters of Certain Jews to Monsieur Voltaire Containing An Apology for Their Own People and for the Old Testament, with Critical Reflections...
Author: Antoine GuénéePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apologetics
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
A Letter from Mr. Burke, to a Member of the National Assembly;
Author: Edmund BurkeThe Works Of Voltaire: A Philosophical Dictionary
Author: VoltairePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017839272
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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