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Copy of a fake letter from Voltaire to his correspondent in Madrid
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CMV32858
Repository:
Biblioteca Nacional de España / National Library of Spain, Madrid, Spain
Shelfmark:
Mss/12964/9, ‘Copia de una carta de Mons. Voltaire a su correspondiente en Madrid [Manuscrito]’
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OCLC Number:
430966965
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Brief Summary:
A copy of a letter purported to be from Voltaire to his correspondent in Madrid.
Detailed Summary:
Besterman believes that this letter is a fake. Copy reproduced with Mss/12964/1.
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Letter
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Fake
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Ink on paper
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210 x 150 mm
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P.J. Guinard, ‘Une fausse lettre espagnole de Voltaire’, Revue de Littérature Comparée, 35, 4 (1 October 1961) pp.640-648
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