A printed tract titled “Idée de la manière de vivre et de la vêour du Roi de Prusse” (1752), accompanied by a declaration and letter by Voltaire dated 9 July 1753 [possibly D5408]

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CMV33662

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MssCol 1313, George II, v.75, ‘Miscellaneous letters and papers on foreign and home affairs 1744-1756’

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A printed tract titled “Idée de la manière de vivre et de la vêour du Roi de Prusse” (1752), accompanied by a declaration and letter by Voltaire dated 9 July 1753 [possibly D5408]

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A printed tract titled “Idée de la manière de vivre et de la vêour du Roi de Prusse” (1752), accompanied by a declaration and letter by Voltaire dated 9 July 1753 [possibly D5408].

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Frederick II of Prussia claimed that the “Idée” had been written by Voltaire. The manuscripts form part of a wider collection of letters and papers on foreign and home affairs dating to 1744-1756.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024