Voltaire in love

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In 1733, the lovely, intelligent, and married Marquise du Chatelet commenced her romance with one Francois-Marie Arouet, a philosophe who had made a name for himself as "Voltaire." Mitford deftly and engagingly recounts their exemplary affair, whether in studious exile in the country, on the run from the censor, or in the "thoughtless circles of high society." Her portrayals of the "scamp" philosopher, his mistress who was "excessive in everything," and their "irregular century" are delightful …

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Full title :Voltaire in love / by Nancy Mitford ; introduction by Adam Gopnik.

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Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):New York Review Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

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Description:xiii, 244 pages ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781590175781, 1590175786, 9781590175934, 159017593X
oclc:ocn793726744
LC Classification:PQ2103.D7
Dewey Decimal:848/.509

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Authors, French Authors, French -- Biography -- 18th ce… Biographies Biography Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnel… Écrivains français -- Biographies -- 18… France Maîtresses -- Biographies. -- France Mistresses Mistresses -- Biography. -- France Relations with women Scientists Scientists -- Biography. -- France Voltaire