Voltaire Books

History of Charles XII, king of Sweden is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Encompassing the entire literary oeuvre of the Enlightenment philosopher, this monumental collection features Voltaire's novels, philosophical treatises, historical writings, plays, poems, and letters. It offers an exhaustive exploration of his multifaceted genius, making it an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts. The thorough compilation and scholarly presentation invite readers to delve into Voltaire's rich literary and intellectual legacy, showcasing his significant contributions to literature and philosophy.

Two of the Most Brilliant Satires Ever Written. Candide & Zadig are also superb tales of adventure and action. Written in a clean, hard prose, they magically transport the reader to the four corners of Europe, to the New World and to the Levant. Candide and Zadi are innocent young men who set out to test the lessons of the classroom in the outside world. The misfortunes that befall these youths-whether involving near-strangulation in Bablyon, an earthquake in Lisbon or the Wiles of swindlers in France-make for fascinatin, delightful reading. But they also provide Voltaire the opportunity to punctrue the faibles of men, women, customs and institutions with the dazzling rapier thrusts of his imcomparable irony. And they constitute a scathing indictment of the shallow optimism that characterized Voltaire's era.

The spirit of satire flourished during the Enlightenment, and its crowning achievement was Voltaire's Candide. It follows the worldwide encounters - with shipwrecks, earthquakes, pestilence and human insanity - of its hero and his absurd tutor, Dr Pangloss.

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In the title tale of this original collection, Voltaire addresses the social and political problems of his own day in an ancient Babylonian setting. "Zadig" challenges 18th-century religious orthodoxy by portraying life's vicissitudes as the product of destiny rather than individual choices. Additional selections of the Enlightenment philosopher's short fiction include "Micromegas," "The World As It Is," "Jeannot and Colin," and other stories.

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When words of love do not come to you on their own, then read these letters. Complete, actual love letters of great men like Lord Byron, John Keats and Voltaire. Leaders like Henry VIII, George Washington, and Napoleon, who wrote to his beloved Josephine, "I awake consumed with thoughts of you..." Artists like van Gogh, Mozart, and Beethoven, who famously penned, "Though still in bed, my thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved..." Dozens of intimate letters, coupled with over a score of period illustrations. Plus fascinating biographies, and insights into the couples' relationships-how they got there, the obstacles they faced, and what happened next. Poet warriors, from the first through the twentieth century, Ovid, Sir Walter Raleigh, Goethe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Leo Tolstoy, Victor Hugo, Shelley, Robert Browning, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Pierre Curie, George Bernard Shaw, Jack London, Admiral Peary, Woodrow Wilson, and many more.

Voltaire was the nom de plume of François-Marie Aroue, an 18th-century philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. Candide, a biting satire on the philosophy of the time, is considered his finest work.