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The Works of Voltaire, Vol. IV of XLIII. Romances, Vol. III of III, and A Treatise on Toleration.

by Voltaire (1694–1778)

Portrait of Voltaire
Nicolas de Largillière · CC0

37 chapters, about 67,000 words. The text is in the public domain in the United States and comes from Project Gutenberg.

Chapters

  1. ANDRÉ DES TOUCHES IN SIAM. 1,600 words
  2. THE BLIND AS JUDGES OF COLOR. 400 words
  3. CHAPTER I. 600 words
  4. CHAPTER II. THE STUDY OF NATURE. 400 words
  5. CHAPTER III. GOOD ADVICE. 400 words
  6. CHAPTER IV. DIALOGUE UPON THE SOUL AND OTHER TOPICS. 1,700 words
  7. A CONVERSATION WITH A CHINESE. 1,000 words
  8. MEMNON THE PHILOSOPHER. 1,900 words
  9. PLATO’S DREAM. 1,000 words
  10. AN ADVENTURE IN INDIA. 700 words
  11. BABABEC. 1,100 words
  12. ANCIENT FAITH AND FABLE. 1,200 words
  13. THE TWO COMFORTERS. 3,300 words
  14. FIRST COLLOQUY. 2,400 words
  15. SECOND COLLOQUY. 2,000 words
  16. DIALOGUE BETWEEN A CLIENT AND HIS LAWYER. 1,300 words
  17. DIALOGUE  BETWEEN  MADAME DE MAINTENON AND MADEMOISELLE DE L’ENCLOS.[1] 1,100 words
  18. DIALOGUE BETWEEN A SAVAGE AND A BACHELOR OF ARTS. 2,300 words
  19. CHAPTER I. A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF JOHN CALAS. 4,000 words
  20. CHAPTER II. CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXECUTION OF JOHN CALAS. 700 words
  21. CHAPTER III. A SKETCH OF THE REFORMATION IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. 3,400 words
  22. CHAPTER V. IN WHAT CASES TOLERATION MAY BE ADMITTED. 1,700 words
  23. CHAPTER VII. IF NON-TOLERATION WAS KNOWN AMONG THE GREEKS. 1,000 words
  24. CHAPTER VIII. WHETHER THE ROMANS ENCOURAGED TOLERATION. 4,300 words
  25. CHAPTER X. THE DANGER OF FALSE LEGENDS AND PERSECUTION. 1,800 words
  26. CHAPTER XI. ILL CONSEQUENCES OF NON-TOLERATION. 7,400 words
  27. CHAPTER XV. TESTIMONIES AGAINST PERSECUTION. 600 words
  28. CHAPTER XVI. A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A DYING MAN AND ONE IN GOOD HEALTH. 2,800 words
  29. CHAPTER XIX. ACCOUNT OF A CONTROVERSIAL DISPUTE WHICH HAPPENED IN CHINA. 900 words
  30. CHAPTER XX. WHETHER IT IS OF SERVICE TO INDULGE THE PEOPLE IN SUPERSTITION. 1,100 words
  31. CHAPTER XXI. VIRTUE IS BETTER THAN LEARNING. 700 words
  32. CHAPTER XXII. OF UNIVERSAL TOLERATION. 1,300 words
  33. CHAPTER XXIII. AN ADDRESS TO THE DEITY. 500 words
  34. CHAPTER XXIV. POSTSCRIPT. 1,600 words
  35. CHAPTER XXV. SEQUEL AND CONCLUSION. 2,000 words
  36. FOOTNOTES TO A TREATISE ON TOLERATION 6,300 words
  37. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES 200 words

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