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100 1 $aDavidson, Ian,$d1935-
245 10 $aVoltaire :$ba life /$cIan Davidson.
250 $a1st Pegasus Books hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPegasus Books,$cc2010.
300 $axx, 538 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [463]-508) and index.
520 $aDavidson 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.
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650 0 $aAuthors, French$y18th century$vBiography.
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