BIB_ID
207757
Accession number
MA 638.4
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
1735 Sept. 11.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 21.8 cm
Notes
This item is part of a collection of Voltaire letters and manuscripts; see main record (MA 638) for a description of the collection as well as individual records for other items in the collection.
Provenance
Charavay (Paris 2 mai 1883), p. 32, no. 169; Charavay (Paris 1885), cat. 219, p. 23, no. 31204; Charavay (Paris 25 février 1887), p. 26, no. 144; Dubrunfaut collection; Gourio de Refuge sale (Paris 23 décembre 1902), p. 62, no. 192.
Summary
Decrying the constrained style that has reigned for fifty years; mentioning that he has completed thirty years of his Siècle de Louis XIV; praising Emilie's intelligence; deploring the new edition of Jules Cesar.
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