The works of M. de Voltaire : Translated from the French. With notes, historical, critical, and explanatory. By T. Francklin, D.D. Chaplain to his majesty, and late Greek Professor in the University of Cambridge. T. Smollett, M.D. and others.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35v.,plates ) ports.,map ;

Edition:

A new edition. ...

Other Title:

Works of M. de Voltaire

Place of Publication:

London : printed for S. Crowder, T. Longman, J. Wilkie, Carnan and Newbery, G. Robinson, R. Baldwin, J. Johnson, F. Newbery, W. Goldsmith, T. Evans, and W. Fox, MDCCLXXVIII. [1761-1781]

Notes:

Vols. 1-3 dated 1778; vols.4-5, 7-9, and 11-15 dated 1779; vols. 16-24, and 26-28 dated 1780; vols. 29-34 dated 1781; vols. 6, 10 and 35 are from the 1761-65 edition, dated respectively 1761, 1762 and 1765 (the imprint date given as MDCCLLXV); vol. 25 dated 1761.

Vols. 25-31 comprise the 7 vol. dramatic works, each vol. having the appropriate volume number from I to VII in the direction line, and are reissues of the 1761-63 'The dramatic works of Mr. de Voltaire', all (except vol. 25) having cancel titlepages reading 'The works of M. de Voltaire'.

Vol. 35 is numbered 'Volume the twenty-fifth' on the titlepage; the half-title includes: 'Vol.XXXV. Being vol.XXV. of his prose works.'.

Title and imprint taken from vol. 1.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Roscoe, A614 (7)

English Short Title Catalog, T138094.

OCLC:

642407268