TY  - BOOK
N2  - Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's life (1694-1778): his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; his infatuation with Frederick the Great; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his passion for watch-making; his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire.
AB  - Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's life (1694-1778): his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; his infatuation with Frederick the Great; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his passion for watch-making; his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire.
T1  - Voltaire :a life /
DA  - 2010.
CY  - New York, NY :
AU  - Davidson, Ian,
ET  - 1st Pegasus Books hardcover ed.
CN  - PQ2099
CN  - PQ2099
PB  - Pegasus Books,
PP  - New York, NY :
PY  - 2010.
N1  - Originally published: London : Profile, 2010.
ID  - 351483
KW  - Philosophers
KW  - Authors, French
SN  - 9781605981192
SN  - 1605981192
TI  - Voltaire :a life /
ER  -