by Leonard Tancock (Translator), Francois Voltaire (Author), Francois Voltaire (Author)
Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and Voltaire persecuted.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 03 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 014044386X
ISBN 13: 9780140443868