Voltaire: Bibliographie de Ses Oeuvres

by Georges Bengesco

Reprint. Hardbound. Octavo. Four volumes bound in two. French. Color Frontispieces, 2181 pages. Paris, E. Perrin; 1882-1890 François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Christian Church dogma and the French institutions of his day. This remains a standard work on Voltaire, describing 12,500 works. Besterman 6460.

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Published January 1, 2006