{"product_id":"2026200010255-secondhand-the-portable-voltaire","title":"The Portable Voltaire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in Western intellectual history cast as long a shadow as Voltaire — the razor-witted satirist, philosopher, and polemicist whose pen helped ignite the Age of Enlightenment. The Portable Voltaire, edited by Ben Ray Redman, presents a masterfully curated selection of the author's most essential works, including the celebrated novella Candide, philosophical tales, letters, and essays that together chronicle the full breadth of his savage wit and formidable intellect. From his devastating attacks on religious fanaticism and political tyranny to his impassioned defences of reason and tolerance, Voltaire's voice rings out across the centuries with astonishing urgency and clarity.\n\nRedman's editorial hand is both scholarly and accessible, providing context that illuminates Voltaire's towering place in the Enlightenment canon without diminishing the electric charge of the prose itself. The anthology illustrates how Voltaire weaponised irony and satire against the hypocrisies of Church and State, crafting arguments that would directly inspire the revolutions of the late 18th century. For readers encountering Voltaire for the first time, or returning to him after years away, this volume poses a question that remains as provocative today as it was in 18th-century Paris: in a world still riddled with superstition and injustice, can reason alone be enough?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130665246939,"sku":"2026200010255-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a81ed1d3-9ede-4a06-a354-d867506ca892.png?v=1786588200","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010255-secondhand-the-portable-voltaire","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}