Printed copy of L’Enfant Prodigue with autograph corrections by Voltaire

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Egerton MS 43, ‘Voltaire: ‘L’Enfant Prodigue’, with manuscript alterations and corrections by the author.’

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Printed copy of L’Enfant Prodigue with autograph corrections by Voltaire

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A printed copy of the ‘Enfant Prodigue’, with numerous alterations and corrections in M. Voltaire’s own hand. No title page.

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102 pp.

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There are numerous alterations and comments in Voltaire’s hand throughout.

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Folio 2 is a slip of paper inscribed: ‘Exemplaire de l’Enft. prodig. q. je crois corrigé et changé de la propre main de Voltaire. Voir dans sa dern. edit.’.

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