Voltaire in Love by Nancy Mitford

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The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess milie du Ch telet, was a meeting of both hearts and minds. In the Ch teau de Cirey, the two brilliant intellects scandalised the French aristocracy with their passionate love affair and provoked revolutions both political and scientific with their groundbreaking work in literature, philosophy and physics.Nancy Mitford's account of the love affair of the Enlightenment show more is, in the author's own words, 'a shriek from beginning to end'. show less

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Roarer 146 reviews

I love this book, the story of the relationship between Voltaire and the Marquise du Chatelet, a significant French mathematician

Nov 26, 2019

michaelbartley 326 reviews

I was disappointed in this book. There was a lot about the literaty and noble world of France in the 1740s to 50s but very little about their relationship. almost nothing about their work

Dec 28, 2012

mahallett 2,712 reviews

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kind of boring i had difficulty remembering who was who. s refers to everyone by their last names and lady and count.

May 6, 2018 (Edited)

amoskovacs 1,447 reviews

מתאר את פרשת האהבה והידידות הממושכת בין וולטר לבין המרקיזה דה שטלה. מבט פיקנטי על חיי שני האנשים ועוד יותר על התקופה, תקופתו של לואי ה-15. המשפט האהוב עלי: המלך (סטניסלב, מלך פולין) הלך לכל מקום, כרגיל, עם הבעל והמאהב של המאהבת שלו.

Oct 31, 2011Hebrew

pedrolopez 910 reviews

relación entre voltaire y la marquesa emilie du chatelet matemática, física, traductora de newton y una de las mujeres mas brillantes de su época.

Apr 17, 2013 (Edited)Spanish

Perpetual 38 reviews

Voltaire, 1694-1778,Relationer till kvinnor,Älskarinnor,Franska författare,Mistresses,Authors, French,Frankrike

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