On the hundredth anniversary of Voltaire’s death in 1878, Victor Hugo rose in Paris to praise him as the great enemy of fanaticism and the champion of tolerance. This booklet pairs that oration with a biographical sketch, drawn from James Parton, of Voltaire’s battles with bishops at Ferney, and an appreciation by the critic Georg Brandes.
A short, ringing tribute from one giant of French letters to another. Download the free EPUB.