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Voltaire (10 April 1819) Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet Unable to identify
specific title. WG reads many works by Voltaire during
1791-95,
1798-99, and
occasionally in
1801,
1802,
1804,
1808, and
1809. Given his
interest in China during
1819, he may be
rereading
Lettres chinoises (see
1793-02-27), or
Orphelin de la Chine (see
1799-01-09), or
Memnon, histoire
orientale (see
1809-11-19). WG's
sale catalog lists:
Voltaire, Theatre, Henriade, &c. 17 vol.
Paris,
1801.
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