Length18h 58m
About this audiobook
The life of Voltaire is a biography by Evelyn Beatrice Hall. François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778) aka Voltaire was a French Enlightenment author, historian, and philosopher. He was an ardent campaigner of liberty of speech, autonomy of religion, and separation of church and country.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length18 hrs 58 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I THE BOYHOOD
23CHAPTER XXIII THE QUARREL WITH MAUPERTUIS
2CHAPTER II EPIGRAMS AND THE BASTILLE
24CHAPTER XXIV THE FLIGHT FROM PRUSSIA
3CHAPTER III “ŒDIPE,” AND THE JOURNEY TO HOLLAND
25CHAPTER XXV THE COMEDY OF FRANKFORT
4CHAPTER IV THE “HENRIADE,” AND A VISIT TO COURT
26CHAPTER XXVI THE “ESSAY ON THE MANNERS AND MIND OF NATIONS”
5CHAPTER V ENGLAND, AND THE “ENGLISH LETTERS”
27CHAPTER XXVII THE ARRIVAL IN SWITZERLAND
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6CHAPTER VI PLAYS, A BURLESQUE, AND THE APPEARANCE OF THE “LETTERS”
28CHAPTER XXVIII THE DÉLICES, AND THE “POEM ON THE DISASTER OF LISBON”
7CHAPTER VII MADAME DU CHÂTELET
29CHAPTER XXIX “NATURAL LAW,” THE VISIT OF D’ALEMBERT, AND THE AFFAIR OF BYNG
8CHAPTER VIII A YEAR OF STORMS
30CHAPTER XXX THE INTERFERENCE IN THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR, THE “GENEVA” ARTICLE, AND LIFE AT DÉLICES
9CHAPTER IX WORK AT CIREY
31CHAPTER XXXI “THE LITERARY WAR,” AND THE PURCHASE OF FERNEY AND TOURNEY
10CHAPTER X PLEASURE AT CIREY
32CHAPTER XXXII FERNEY
11CHAPTER XI THE AFFAIR DESFONTAINES
33CHAPTER XXXIII “CANDIDE,” AND “ÉCRASEZ L’INFÂME”
12CHAPTER XII FLYING VISITS TO FREDERICK
34CHAPTER XXXIV THE BATTLE OF PARTICLES, AND THE BATTLE OF COMEDIES
13CHAPTER XIII TWO PLAYS AND A FAILURE
35CHAPTER XXXV BUILDING A CHURCH, AND ENDOWING A DAUGHTER
14CHAPTER XIV VOLTAIRE AS DIPLOMATIST AND COURTIER
36CHAPTER XXXVI THE AFFAIR OF CALAS
15CHAPTER XV THE POPE, THE POMPADOUR, AND “THE TEMPLE OF GLORY”
37CHAPTER XXXVII THE “TREATISE ON TOLERANCE”
16CHAPTER XVI THE ACADEMY, AND A VISIT
38CHAPTER XXXVIII THE SIRVENS AND LA BARRE
17CHAPTER XVII COURT DISFAVOUR, AND HIDING AT SCEAUX
39CHAPTER XXXIX VOLTAIRE AND GENEVA: VOLTAIRE AND LA HARPE
18CHAPTER XVIII THE MARQUIS DE SAINT-LAMBERT
40CHAPTER XL THE COLONY OF WATCHMAKERS AND WEAVERS
19CHAPTER XIX THE DEATH OF MADAME DU CHÂTELET
41CHAPTER XLI THE PIGALLE STATUE, AND THE VINDICATION OF LALLY
20CHAPTER XX PARIS, “ORESTE” AND “ROME SAUVÉE”
42CHAPTER XLII LATTER DAYS
21CHAPTER XXI GLAMOUR
43CHAPTER XLIII THE LAST VISIT
22CHAPTER XXII THE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE
44CHAPTER XLIV THE END
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