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Title

Letters, from M. de Voltaire, to several of his friends / translated from the French by the Rev. Dr. Franklin.

Author

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

Publication

London : Printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; and J. Wheble, at no. 20, Pater-Noster Row, MDCCLXX [1770]

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Additional Authors

• Robinet, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1735-1820.
• Francklin, Thomas, 1721-1784.
• Martin J. Gross Collection

Description

[4], 234, [2] p.; 18 cm (12mo)

Subjects

• Authors, French > 18th century > Correspondence
• Voltaire, 1694-1778 > Correspondence

Note

• Portions in verse.
• Translation of: Lettres de M. de Voltaire à ses amis du Parnasse, originally published in 1766. Not all items included are by Voltaire.
• In a pamphlet titled "Appel au public contre un recueil de prétendues lettres de M. de Voltaire" (1766), Voltaire disavowed this collection, stating that the texts had been corrupted by J.B. Robinet, the editor. Cf. Bengesco, G. Voltaire, II, no. 1725; for a detailed account of contents, cf. Bengesco, III, no. 1956.
• Sometimes (e.g., by Rousseau, 2³⁷) considered part of the 1st or 2nd edition of: Voltaire. [Works. English. 1761] The works of M. de Voltaire / translated from the French ; with notes, historical and critical, by Dr. Smollet, and others. London : Printed for J. Newbery [et al.], 1761-1774.
• Signatures: [A]² B-K¹² L⁸ M². Leaf M2 blank.

Indexed In (note)

• ESTC
• Evans, H.B. English Voltaire bib. (Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century 8 (1959): 9-121)
• Rousseau, A.M. Éditions anglaises de Voltaire. (In his L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 976-1032)

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online (British Library copy) via Eighteenth Century Collections Online.

Provenance (note)

• R. Wingfield; from the collection of P.G. Tudor, Oxford

Binding (note)

• Contemporary marbled calf, gilt; brown morocco spine label.
• Contemporary light brown speckled calf, gilt; red and black morocco spine labels. Binder's title: Voltaire[e]. Works. Vol. XXXIV.Bound uniformly with: Voltaire. [Works. English. 1761] The works of M. de Voltaire. London : Printed for J. Newbery [et al.], 1761-1774 (*KGV 13-143).

Call Number

*KGV 09-23

OCLC

228753719

Author

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

Title

Letters, from M. de Voltaire, to several of his friends / translated from the French by the Rev. Dr. Franklin.

Imprint

London : Printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; and J. Wheble, at no. 20, Pater-Noster Row, MDCCLXX [1770]

Indexed In:

ESTC T116964

Evans, H.B. English Voltaire bib. (Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century 8 (1959): 9-121), p. 25

Rousseau, A.M. Éditions anglaises de Voltaire. (In his L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 976-1032), 203

Additional Formats

Also available online (British Library copy) via Eighteenth Century Collections Online.

Binding

Copy in *KGV 09-23: Contemporary marbled calf, gilt; brown morocco spine label. NN

Copy in *KGV 13-145: Contemporary light brown speckled calf, gilt; red and black morocco spine labels. Binder's title: Voltaire[e]. Works. Vol. XXXIV.Bound uniformly with: Voltaire. [Works. English. 1761] The works of M. de Voltaire. London : Printed for J. Newbery [et al.], 1761-1774 (*KGV 13-143).

Provenance

Copy in *KGV 13-145: R. Wingfield; from the collection of P.G. Tudor, Oxford,

Local Note

Martin J. Gross Collection.

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Added Author

Voltaire, 1694-1778. Correspondence. Selections. English.

Robinet, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1735-1820.

Francklin, Thomas, 1721-1784.

Wingfield, R. Former owner (*KGV 13-143)

Tudor, P. G. Former owner (*KGV 13-143)

Martin J. Gross Collection.

Research Call Number

*KGV 09-23

*KGV 13-145