Project Gutenberg 2009-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 1072 Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de 1689 1755 Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brede et de Lefèvre, André 1834 1904 Lefevre, Andre Lettres persanes, tome I Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Letters Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettres_persanes Produced by Laurent Vogel, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Lettres Persanes, tome I" by Montesquieu is a philosophical novel written in the early 18th century. The book is framed as a series of letters exchanged between Persian travelers, particularly the main character Usbek, and their acquaintances in Persia, while they explore European society. The work delves into themes of cultural critique, social norms, and the contrast between Eastern and Western values. The opening of "Lettres Persanes" introduces readers to Usbek and his companion, Rica, who embark on a journey from Persia to Europe. They express a desire to gain wisdom beyond their homeland and reflect on their experiences and observations of foreign customs. The letters reveal Usbek's concerns for the women he has left behind in his harem, highlighting the emotional struggle and jealousy that accompany his journey. As the narrative unfolds, the contrast between the freedom of exploration and the constraints of Persian societal structures emerges, setting the stage for deeper explorations of morality and human relationships throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Epistolary fiction Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755 East and West -- Fiction Iranians -- Europe -- Fiction Europe -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Novels Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 408146 2025-08-12T11:16:25.389157 text/html 387872 2024-10-24T20:27:34 text/html 228429 2025-08-12T11:16:34.068124 application/epub+zip 234483 2025-08-12T11:16:28.464172 application/epub+zip 219152 2025-08-12T11:16:27.193167 application/epub+zip 480787 2025-08-12T11:16:38.592147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427335 2025-08-12T11:16:33.166118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386092 2022-09-14T05:22:01.239697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374173 2025-08-12T11:16:24.640165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354230 2024-10-24T20:27:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19123 2025-08-12T11:16:38.729163 application/rdf+xml 12942 2025-08-12T11:16:27.702147 image/jpeg 3602 2025-08-12T11:16:27.442156 image/jpeg 217537 2025-08-12T11:16:25.422170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia