Histoire des voyages de Scarmentado by Voltaire
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"Histoire des voyages de Scarmentado" by Voltaire is a philosophical tale written around 1753. Young nobleman Scarmentado embarks on a formative journey across Europe and beyond, only to encounter religious persecution, political intrigue, and intolerance everywhere he travels. From Rome to England, Spain to Turkey, Persia to China, he narrowly escapes excommunication, execution, and enslavement. Each destination reveals new absurdities of human conflict and fanaticism. This darkly comic picaresque adventure serves as
Voltaire's biting critique of intolerance in all its forms, foreshadowing his masterpiece "Candide." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Voltaire, 1694-1778 |
|---|---|
| Title | Histoire des voyages de Scarmentado |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_des_voyages_de_Scarmentado_%C3%A9crite_par_lui-m%C3%AAme |
| Credits | Produced by Carlo Traverso |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | French fiction -- 18th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4718 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 318 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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