The age of Louis XV, being the sequel of the Age of Louis XIV. : Translated from the French of M. de Voltaire; with a supplement, comprising an account of all public and private affairs of France, from the Peace of Versailles, 1763, to the death of Louis XV., May 10th, 1774 / Voltaire.
This concise and fascinating multi-volume work by Voltaire gives a complete history of the reign and age of King Louis XV. This volume begins with the state of Europe at the death of Louis XIV, the reigns of Louis XV's regents and Chief Ministers, and continues through 1747 and the end of the War of Austrian Succession. Only volume one is included in this Anthology.