Letters on England

Voltaire (1694-1778) was a noted French playwright poet short story writer and most importantly political satirist who is remembered as one of the foremost philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. Voltaire believed in personal freedom and a person''s duty to use reason in challenging social and political abuses as well as religious intolerance. In 1725 following a brief bout in prison Voltaire departed for England where he spent the next three years in the company of intellectuals like Alexande...See More