Description
| Product ID: | 9780140443868 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Letters on England |
| Authors: | Author: Francois Voltaire, Leonard Tancock |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, European history, History, History, Social and cultural history, British & Irish history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Social & cultural history, England |
| Description: | 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1980-04-24 |
