Voltaire (and his social networks) [ Association ]
… the ephemerality of his tempestuous worldly life. 1 . Voltaire to Daniel Marc Antoine Chardon, 15 May 1771, D17192. All letters written by Madame Denis and Voltaire in this entry are referenced from Voltaire’s Correspondence in his Œuvres … flocked from all over Europe to Ferney in the hopes of seeing the great man; these he would grace with the occasional letter or reception. It is they who contributed most to shaping the myth of the ‘patriarch’ of Europe. And so, though …
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