Voltaire

Voltaire

Voltaire was born in Paris on November 21st, 1694 and passed away at the age of 83 on May 30th, 1778.

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Voltaire Stats: The highest rated book by Voltaire on Book Notification is Candide, or Optimism , a Novella.

The most read book by Voltaire on Book Notification is Candide, or Optimism , a Novella.

Below is a complete list of Voltaire books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The One-eyed Street Porter, Cosi-sancta
1715
2
Micromégas
1738
3
Zadig, or Destiny
1747
4
The World as It Goes
1750
5
Memnon
1750
6
Bababec and the Fakirs
1750
7
Timon
1755
8
Plato's Dream
1756
9
The Travels of Scarmentado
1756
10
The Two Consoled Ones
1756
11
8.5
Candide, or Optimism
1759
12
Story of a Good Brahman
1759
13
The City of Cashmere
1760
14
The King of Boutan
1761
15
An Indian Adventure
1764
16
The White and the Black
1764
17
Jeannot and Colin
1764
18
The Blind Judges of Colors
1766
19
The Princess of Babylon
1768
20
The Man with Forty Crowns
1768
21
The Letters of Amabed
1769
22
The Huron, or Pupil of Nature
1771
23
The White Bull
1772
24
An Incident of Memory
1773
25
The History of Jenni
1774
26
The Travels of Reason
1774
27
The Ears of Lord Chesterfield and Chaplain Goudman
1775

List of Plays in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Oedipus
1717
2
Artémire
1720
3
Mariamne
1724
4
Brutus
1730
5
Éryphile
1732
6
Zaïre
1732
7
Alzire
1736
8
Zulima
1740
9
Mahomet
1741
10
Mérope
1743
11
Sémiramis
1748
12
Nanine
1749
13
The Orphan of China
1755
14
Socrates
1759
15
The Reasonable Wife
1759
16
Tancrède
1760
17
Don Pedro, King of Castille
1774
18
Sophonisbe
1774
19
Irène
1778
20
Agathocle
1779

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Voltaire's Letters on the Quakers
1727
2
History of Charles XII King of Sweden
1731
3
Letters Concerning the English Nation
1733
4
The Elements of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy
1738
5
The Age of Louis XIV
1751
6
The Age of Louis XV
1752
7
Essay on Universal History, the Manners, and Spirit of Nations
1756
8
History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great
1759
9
The Calas Affair
1762
10
Philosophical Dictionary
1764
11
Philosophy of History
1765
12
Questions sur les Miracles
1765
13
The Sermon of the Fifty
1962
14
Treatise on Tolerance and Other Writings
2000
15
God & Human Beings
2010

List of Collections in Publication Order

List of Voltaire Anthologies in Publication Order

Voltaire: Biography

Voltaire was born on November 21st, 1694. Voltaire passed away May 30th, 1778 at 83 years old. Voltaire was born in Paris.

Voltaire was the author of the Voltaire Short Stories/Novellas series which consists of 27 novels. The Voltaire Short Stories/Novellas series started in 1715 with the novel The One-eyed Street Porter, Cosi-sancta. The most recently released novel in the Voltaire Short Stories/Novellas series was The Ears of Lord Chesterfield and Chaplain Goudman which was released in 1775. There are no upcoming novels for the Voltaire Short Stories/Novellas series.

Voltaire also wrote the Plays series which has 20 books including Oedipus and Artémire.

Voltaire: F.A.Q

When was Voltaire Born?

Voltaire was born on November 21st, 1694.

When did Voltaire die?

Voltaire died on May 30th, 1778 at 83 years old.

Where was Voltaire Born?

Voltaire was born in Paris.

What was the first book Voltaire wrote?

The first novel written by Voltaire was The One-eyed Street Porter, Cosi-sancta, published in 1715.

What was the most recent book Voltaire wrote?

His most recently released work was The Works of Voltaire: The Henriade: Letters and Miscellanies on December 7th, 2015.

How many books has Voltaire written?

Voltaire has written 68 books. 27 Short Stories/Novellas, 20 books in the Plays, 15 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 5 books in the Collections.

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