Letters on the English, by Voltaire
Sep 05, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 739
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Voltaire's daring courage led him to publish a series of letters which contained unfavorable comparisons of French customs with the English. For this he was threatened with the Bastille. (Volume 34, Harvard Classics)
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