Letters On England

A series of essays written by Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties; based on his experiences living in England between 1722 and 1734. Twenty four letters represented England to a keen French reader: English Church, religion, political system and government, parliament and trade, philosophy, science and literature. Voltaire described wise form of English government, British religious tolerance, idealizing the political