Book 42 out of 200 books
"Letters on England" or "Letters on the English" by Voltaire

Voltaire's passion for English culture took a wave on him as he wrote this collection of over a dozen letters and essays, regarding on not only about the culture of the nation that he was exiled to, but the way people lived, what people believed in and finally, the religious tolerance that he spent his life fighting for, alongside writing.

MY THOUGHTS:
So this is my 2nd Voltaire book to review. By reading this book, you'd see the clever and moronic, as the French authorities would point out, in Voltaire. I decided to give this book five stars instead of four, not because of the fact that it is a personal favorite of mine, but because of the fact that the prose of this oeuvre was easy-going and easy to navigate.

By far this is one of the most passionate works in Literature depicting a writer's love for another country, the other being only Henry James.

I learned a lot, to be honest- Calvinism and Quakerism still exist to the modern day, if Voltaire were alive he'd be happy to know. And also, the last essays Regarding Locke and Newton, you can tell that Voltaire was heavily influenced by Newton's ideas. Fitting to know too that, if not for Voltaire, the Apple story wouldn't have survived.

So yes, this book is a must read for philosophically driven people. Voltaire wasn't only a playwright, philosopher and writer, but also a traveler.