Lined: 9781439763803
Unlined: 9781439763797
- 144 pages - 230 x 180mm (9 x 7in) - 120gsm
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- Smythe sewn binding
- Bookmark ribbon page marker
- Acid-free, sustainable forest paper
- Smooth writing surface that takes pen and ink superbly
Voltaire’s Book of Fate
This design comes from an 1893 binding housing Voltaire’s Zadig, or The Book of Fate. First published in 1747, it tells the story of Zadig, an ancient Babylonian philosopher. The book is a philosophical treatise that provides thematic inspiration for the modern detective story, including for Edgar Allen Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin.
François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), known as Voltaire, was a writer, philosopher, poet, dramatist, historian and polemicist of the Enlightenment era. The diversity of his literary offerings is surpassed only by its abundance: nearly 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and some 15 million words. Born in Paris, Voltaire was the son of a well-established lawyer who wanted his son to follow in his own footsteps. The young Arouet changed his name to Voltaire and swiftly began making a name for himself as a writer.
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