Voltaire

"Voltaire" by Richard Aldington offers a comprehensive and engaging examination of the life, thought, and enduring influence of one of the Enlightenment's most formidable figures. Aldington, a prominent literary figure of the early twentieth century, provides a nuanced portrait of François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire. The work traces his evolution from a witty Parisian playwright to the "patriarch of Ferney," whose sharp intellect and relentless advocacy for civil liberties, free...