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Lettres persanes

by Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu · 1721

Politics & Society · ranked #20 in category

"This translation of Montesquieu's unsurpassed epistolary novel, the first to appear in over thirty years, is completely new and aims at being as literal as possible, including pulling no punches with

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Category
Politics & Society
First published
1721 · 1720s
Author
Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
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