Voltaire

Evelyn Beatrice Hall's full biography, written as S. G. Tallentyre, follows Voltaire from the Bastille to England, Prussia and Ferney. The most detailed and readable life of Voltaire in English.

S. G. Tallentyre

Portraits of the thinkers around Voltaire: d'Alembert, Diderot, Galiani, Vauvenargues, d'Holbach, Grimm, Helvétius, Turgot and Beaumarchais. This is the book where the quote 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it' first appears.

S. G. Tallentyre

A short, lively introduction to Voltaire's life and battles, followed by a selection of passages from his writings. A good first step before tackling the longer biographies.

J. M. Wheeler and G. W. Foote