Voltaire
- Subtitle
- A Sketch of His Life and Works
J. M. (Joseph Mazzini) Wheeler and G. W. (George William) Foote
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1. Front matter2. INTRODUCTION3. PREFACE4. EARLY LIFE5. HEGIRA TO ENGLAND6. EXAMPLES FROM ENGLAND7. AT CIREY8. “CANDIDE”9. THE ENCYCLOPÆDIA10. LAST DAYS11. HIS CHARACTER AND SERVICES12. TRIBUTES TO VOLTAIRE13. SELECTIONS FROM VOLTAIRE’S WORKS14. History15. Wars16. Politics17. The Population Question18. Nature’s Way19. Prayer20. Doubt and Speculation21. Dr. Pangloss and the Dervish22. Motives for Conduct23. Self-Love24. Go From Your Village25. Religious Prejudices26. Sacred History27. Dupe And Rogue28. “Delenda Est Carthago”29. Jesus and Mohammed30. How Faiths Spread31. Superstition32. The Bible33. Transubstantiation34. Dreams and Ghosts35. Mortifying the Flesh36. Heaven37. Magic38. DETACHED THOUGHTS