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Voltaire (1) [1694–1778]

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Voltaire (1) has been aliased into Voltaire.

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Works have been aliased into Voltaire.

Candide 19,937 copies, 306 reviews
Philosophical Dictionary 1,180 copies, 11 reviews
Candide and Other Stories 1,033 copies, 10 reviews
Letters on England 1,029 copies, 11 reviews
The Portable Voltaire 646 copies, 5 reviews
A Treatise on Tolerance 645 copies, 12 reviews
Candide and Zadig 295 copies, 2 reviews
Micromegas 271 copies, 6 reviews
Candide and Other Writings 271 copies, 2 reviews
The Ingenue 250 copies, 3 reviews
Romans et contes 205 copies, 1 review
The Age of Louis XIV 171 copies, 2 reviews
Miracles and Idolatry 147 copies, 2 reviews
Candide, with Related Documents 127 copies, 1 review
La Princesse de Babylone (Author) 95 copies, 4 reviews
Micromégas - L'Ingénu 75 copies, 3 reviews
Romans 75 copies, 1 review
Micromégas ; Zadig ; Candide 62 copies, 2 reviews
Candide 61 copies, 1 review
Voltaire's Alphabet of Wit 56 copies, 2 reviews
La Pucelle d'Orléans (Author) 50 copies
Romans et contes 48 copies, 1 review
The Ignorant Philosopher 45 copies, 2 reviews
Romans et contes 44 copies, 1 review
Zaire 44 copies
God and Human Beings 43 copies, 1 review
Contos 42 copies, 2 reviews
Memorie 38 copies
Verhalen 38 copies, 1 review
Cándido y otros cuentos 35 copies, 1 review
Voltaire 35 copies
Zadig et autres contes 34 copies, 1 review
La Henriade 33 copies
Contes filosòfics 30 copies, 1 review
Oeuvres historiques 26 copies, 1 review
Mélanges 25 copies, 1 review
The Man with Forty Crowns 20 copies, 1 review
Voltaire 19 copies
Oeuvres completes de Voltaire 17 copies, 1 review
The World as It Is 16 copies, 1 review
Memorias 12 copies
Ouvrages en prose 11 copies, 1 review
Opúsculos ; Cuentos 11 copies, 1 review
Jeannot et Colin 10 copies, 1 review
Micromegas and other stories 9 copies, 1 review
Romane 9 copies
Cuentos 8 copies
Diálogos de Evémero 8 copies, 1 review
Socrates 8 copies
Brutus 8 copies
Juifs 7 copies, 1 review
Le taureau blanc 6 copies, 1 review
Romanzi e racconti 6 copies, 1 review
L'America 4 copies
Plato's Dream 4 copies
Faceties 4 copies
Tancrède 4 copies
Oreste 3 copies
Saül 3 copies
Cahil Filozof 3 copies
Memnon, The Philosopher 3 copies, 1 review
Mérope 3 copies
[Oeuvres] 3 copies
O Filósofo Ignorante 3 copies, 1 review
The Odalisque (Translator, some editions) 3 copies
Micromégas 2 copies
Oeuvres XIV 2 copies
Oeuvres XLVI 2 copies
Malafede 2 copies
Oeuvres LII 2 copies
Oeuvres LIV 2 copies
Oeuvres LVI 2 copies
Oeuvres LV 2 copies
Si Lugu 2 copies
Indiscreciones del Rey Sol 2 copies, 1 review
Novelas 2 copies
Safdil 2 copies
L'Ingénu 2 copies
Pandora 2 copies
Voltaire 2 copies
Obras 2 copies
Free Will 2 copies
Gedachten 2 copies
Pot-pourri 2 copies
Naivul 2 copies
Malafede 1 copy
Oeuvres LX 1 copy
Oeuvres I 1 copy
Oeuvres XI 1 copy
Oeuvres X 1 copy
Oeuvres XV 1 copy
Oeuvres XX 1 copy
Oeuvres IX 1 copy
Oeuvres VI 1 copy
Oeuvres V 1 copy
Oeuvres IV 1 copy
Oeuvres II 1 copy
Oeuvres XL 1 copy
Oeuvres LI 1 copy
Oeuvres L 1 copy
Contes, II 1 copy
The works 1 copy
Ateizm 1 copy
Theatre V 1 copy
Zadig (Author) 1 copy
Theatre II 1 copy
Cuentos Escogidos 1 copy, 1 review
Sarcasmes 1 copy
Dialogues 1 copy
Bababec 1 copy
Poésies 1 copy
Physique 1 copy
Opúsculos 1 copy
Hikâyeler 1 copy
Eriphyle 1 copy
Épîtres 1 copy
Satires 1 copy

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François-Marie Arouet, who used the pen name Voltaire, was one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment. Known for his witty and satiric pen, he supported social reform and freedom of thought and religion. He bravely criticized many of the powerful persons and institutions of his day (at times he had to go into exile from France). Voltaire's ideas contributed to both the American and French Revolutions.

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