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About Letters on England (Unabridged)

Letters on England By Voltaire One of France's greatest writers, Voltaire was frequently persecuted for his ideas and as a result, spent time in the famed Bastille. He fled his native land for England in 1726, at which time he witnessed the differences between the two countries. His celebrated Letters on England was first published in that nation in 1733 and contained 24 succinct letters on subjects ranging from religion and politics, to trade, the arts, philosophy, and science. 00 Letters 1 to 4: On the Quakers 01 Letter 5: On the Church of England 02 Letter 6: On the Presbyterians 03 Letter 7: On the Socinians, or Arians, or AntiTrinitarians 04 Letter 8: On the Parliament 05 Letter 9: On the Government 06 Letter 10: On Trade 07 Letter 11: On Inoculation 08 Letter 12: On the Lord Bacon 09 Letter 13: On Mr. Locke 10 Letter 14: On Descartes and Sir Isaac Newton 11 Letter 15: On Attraction 12 Letter 16: On Sir Isaac Newton's Optics 13 Letter 17: On Infinites in Geometry, and Sir Isaac Newton's Chronology 14 Letter 18: On Tragedy 15 Letter 19: On Comedy 16 Letter 20: On Such of the Nobility as Cultivate the Belles Lettres 17 Letter 21: On the Earl of Rochester and Mr. Waller 18 Letter 22: On Mr. Pope and Some Other Famous Poets 19 Letter 23: On the Regard That Ought to be Shown to Men of Letters 20 Letter 24: On the Royal Society and Other Academies