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    <namePart>Voltaire</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1694-1778</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Morley, Henry</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1822-1894</namePart>
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  <abstract>"Letters on England" by Voltaire is a series of essays published in 1733, based on his experiences living in Britain between 1726 and 1729. Through twenty-four letters, Voltaire examines English religion, politics, commerce, medicine, and intellectual life, often comparing them favorably to their French counterparts. His observations on Quakers, Parliament, trade, and thinkers like Newton and Locke present England as a model of tolerance and liberty. The book was suppressed in France for its implicit criticism of the French system. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <note>Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_on_the_English</note>
  <note>Release date is 2000-12-01</note>
  <note>Transcribed from the 1894 Cassell &amp; Co. edition by David Price</note>
  <note>Original publication data not identified</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Great Britain -- Civilization -- 18th century</topic>
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    <topic>Great Britain -- Religion</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Imaginary letters</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century</topic>
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    <topic>Philosophy, Modern -- 18th century</topic>
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