Documents of Catherine the Great

Documents of Catherine the Great
Author: W. F. Reddaway
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2012-03-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 110769485X

This 1931 volume includes key documents relating to Catherine II of Russia. An introduction and notes are provided, together with a chronological table covering events between 1762 and 1777. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Catherine's reign, Russian history, and eighteenth-century history in general.

Philosophical Letters

Philosophical Letters
Author: Voltaire
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2012-06-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0486143163

The voice of the Age of Reason remarks on English religion and politics during the early 18th century: Quakers, Church of England, Presbyterians, Anti-Trinitarians, Parliament, government, commerce, plus essays on Locke, Descartes, and Newton.

Voltaire: Philosophical Letters

Voltaire: Philosophical Letters
Author: Voltaire
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2007-03-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1603840540

In his Philosophical Letters, Voltaire provides a pungent and often satirical assessment of the religion, politics, science, and arts of the England he observed during his nearly three-year exile. In addition to the Letters, this edition provides a translation of Voltaire's Proposal for a Letter about the English, a general Introduction, chronology, notes, and bibliography.