{"product_id":"9781846682322-secondhand-voltaire-a-life","title":"Voltaire: A Life","description":"We think of Voltaire as the epitome of the Enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. Davidson tells the whole, rich story of his life (1694-1778) - his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; his infatuation with Frederick the Great; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his passion for watch-making; his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. Throughout all of this, Voltaire's life was always informed by two things: a belief in the essential value of toleration in the face of fanaticism; and in the right of every man to think and say what he liked. It is rare to have such a vivid portrait of a great man.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48755529613531,"sku":"9781846682322-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6dff0afe-2b63-4726-82df-c422d492ff5d.jpg?v=1778221696","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781846682322-secondhand-voltaire-a-life","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}