Project Gutenberg 2018-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 408 Hall, Evelyn Beatrice 1868 1956 Tallentyre, Stephen G. Hall, E. Beatrice (Evelyn Beatrice) Tallentyre, S. G. (Stephen G.) The life of Voltaire Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Life of Voltaire" by Evelyn Beatrice Hall is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This biography explores the life and times of one of history's most influential philosophers and writers, François-Marie Arouet, who is better known as Voltaire. It covers his early years, his rise in literary and intellectual circles, and examines the pivotal moments and relationships that shaped his thoughts and writings. The opening of the book establishes Voltaire's frail beginnings, detailing his birth into a comfortable bourgeois family in Paris in 1694. It introduces significant figures in his early life, including his father, a notary, and his godfather, the abbé Châteauneuf, who provided him with early education and exposure to free thought. The narrative highlights Voltaire's precocious intellect and his formative experiences, including the influence of the salon culture and the relationships with notable figures such as Ninon de l'Enclos and J. B. Rousseau. These elements set the stage for his future as a writer and philosopher who would challenge the societal norms of his time through his wit, satire, and commitment to reason. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Authors, French -- 18th century -- Biography Voltaire, 1694-1778 PQ Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European 1462557 2025-06-22T13:01:51.443397 text/html 1439904 2021-01-24T15:44:44 text/html 3462388 2025-06-22T13:02:18.845283 application/epub+zip 3474784 2025-06-22T13:01:58.070400 application/epub+zip 615701 2025-06-22T13:01:54.678378 application/epub+zip 3896042 2025-06-22T13:02:32.953750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3720723 2025-06-22T13:02:13.631296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881036 2022-08-25T12:14:52.123113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1266670 2025-06-22T13:01:48.149460 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1266521 2018-01-31T13:05:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18785 2025-06-22T13:02:33.151702 application/rdf+xml 12237 2025-06-22T13:01:54.909379 image/jpeg 2425 2025-06-22T13:01:54.796406 image/jpeg 489114 2018-01-31T13:05:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 3330202 2021-01-24T15:44:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 3358652 2025-06-22T13:01:51.656422 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 en.wikipedia