ISBN Letters concerning the English Nation book 240 pages

Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8) this is one of the key works of the Enlightment. Exactly contemporary with Gulliver's Travels and The Beggar's Opera Voltaire's controversial pronouncements on politics philosophy religion and literature have place the Letters among the great Augustan satires. Voltaire wrote most of the book in English in which he was fluent and witty and it fast became a bestseller in Britain. He re-wrote it in French as the Lettres philosophiques and current editions in English translate his French. This edition restores for the modern reader Voltaire's own English text allowing us to appreciate him as a stylist at first hand. It is the only critical edition of the original text and as well as providing an introduction and notes it includes intriguing accounts of Voltaire by contemporary English ovservers. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.