- Welcome to FictionDB, Guest
- | My Account
- | Help
Francois Voltaire
Book List in Order: 15 titles
-
-
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Voltaires Philosophical Dictionary.
This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Voltaire, which is now, at last, again available to you...
-
Amelia
This tragedy is founded on historical truth. A duke of Brittany, in the year 1387, commanded the lord of Bavalan to assassinate the constable of Clisson: Bavalan, the day after, told the duke it was done: the duke becoming sensible of the horror of h...
-
Candide, or, Optimism
“Candide” is Voltaire’s most famous work, a satirical masterpiece, which was first published in 1759. It is the story of its central character, the titular Candide, who lives a sheltered comfortable life and has been indoctrinated into the phil...
-
History of Charles XII
Voltaire (Francois Marie Aruoet, 1694-1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties. Charles XII was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718, known for his military leadership i...
-
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia
François-Marie Arouet; 21 November 1694 " 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire: was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freed...
-
L'Ingenu
L'Ingénu est une œuvre de Voltaire parue en 1767, étiquetée généralement comme conte ou roman philosophique. Voltaire y raconte les aventures d'un Huron ( l'Ingénu ) qui, arrivé en France, regard...
-
Memoirs of the Life of Monsieur de Voltaire
Written in the tongue-in-cheek manner for which he was famous, Monsieur de Voltaire’s memoirs reveal a new perspective on the international politics and history of the 18th century. Voltaire's role as acclaimed author, poet, dramatist, and philosop...
-
Micromegas
Micromégas is a 1752 novella by the French philosopher and satirist Voltaire. Along with his story "Plato's Dream", it is a seminal work in the genre of science fiction, and is a significant development in the history of literature. The ...
-
-
Pandora
Fate would make us wretched here, But hope shall dry up every tear; In sorrow he shall give us rest, And make us even in anguish blest: Love shall preserve us from the paths of vice, And strew his flowers around the precipice....
-
The Princess of Babylon
The Princess of Babylon is a rarely published philosophical tale that Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet, 1694-1778) wrote in 1768. --- The story focuses on Amazan, a handsome, unknown shepherd, and Formosanta, the Princess of Babylon, whose love and je...
-
The Sage and the Atheist
You will be as astonished as I was, and perhaps adopt my opinion on the subject. You scarcely knew the young and unfortunate Johnny, Freind's only son, whom his father took with him to Spain when he received the appointment of chaplain to our armi...
-
Socrates
Socrates (French: Socrate), written by Voltaire, the famous French philosopher in the mid 18th century, is a play in three acts that concerns itself with Socrates and the events just before his death during his trial. It is heavy with satire specific...
-
The White Bull
The princess Amasidia, daughter of Amasis, King of Tanis in Egypt, took a walk upon the highway of Peluaium with the ladies of her train. She was sunk in deep melancholy. Tears gushed from her beautiful eyes. The cause of her grief was known, as w...
-
Zadig; Or, The Book Of Fate
François-Marie Arouet wrote under the nom de plume of Voltaire, and produced works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. Zadig is a philosopher in ancient Babylonia. Voltaire did ...
