Fair copy of ‘Entretiens chinois’, c.1759

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CMV:

CMV37575

Repository:

Lewis Walpole Library

Shelfmark:

LWL MSS 11, Series III, Box 10, Folder 18, ‘”Entretiens Chinois”, [1700s]’

Title:

Fair copy of ‘Entretiens chinois’, c.1759

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People:

Voltaire: Author

Unknown: Copyist

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French

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Brief Summary:

Fair copy of ‘Entretiens chinois’, c.1759.

Detailed Summary:

This version of the text reproduces only the dialogue, omitting the Mandarin’s ‘profession of faith’ at ll.393-504.

Keyword(s):

China, Jesuits, Religion

Genre(s):

Dialogue, Religion

Status:

Copy (Fair)

Physical Description

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Ink on paper

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History

Date:

c.1759

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OCV Reference:

Vol.49A, p.417-453

OCV Manuscript Reference:

Vol.49A, p.422, ‘MS2’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

3 November 2025