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1 online resource |
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data file rda |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Voltaire: The Life of a Legend -- Quotations by Voltaire -- Quotations about Voltaire -- Voltaire on Voltaire -- Contemporary Opinion -- Posterity Weighs In -- Timeline of Voltaire's Life and Legacy -- Further Reading (and Viewing) in English -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editors |
| Summary |
The Quotable Voltaire is an illustrated treasury of about 1,200 quotes by and about Voltaire, including comments about the witty French sage and man of letters by contemporaries like Dr. Johnson, Catherine the Great and Casanova, Abigail and John Adams, and modern-day luminaries ranging from Winston Churchill and Jorge Luis Borges to Mae West and Mike Tyson. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Voltaire, 1694-1778 -- Quotations.
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Voltaire, 1694-1778 -- Translations into English.
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Voltaire, 1694-1778. (OCoLC)fst00061549
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REFERENCE / General.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Quotations. (OCoLC)fst01423792
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Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
Apgar, Garry, editor.
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Langille, Edward M., 1959- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781684482917 1684482917 9781684482924 1684482925 (DLC) 2020029126 (OCoLC)1176318584 |
| ISBN |
9781684482931 (electronic book) |
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1684482933 (electronic book) |
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9781684482955 (electronic book) |
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168448295X (electronic book) |
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