num_pages: 288
description: In 1733, the lovely, intelligent, and married Marquise du Châtelet commenced her romance with one François-Marie Arouet, a philosophe who had made a name for himself as "Voltaire." Mitford deftly and engagingly recounts their exemplary affair, whether in studious exile in the country, on the run from the censor, or in the "thoughtless circles of high society." Her portrayals of the "scamp" philosopher, his mistress who was "excessive in everything," and their "irregular century" are delightful portraits in themselves and as a group, a fascinating fresco of the French Enlightenment.
language: English
title: Voltaire in Love
titlecomplete: Voltaire in Love
characters: Voltaire, Émilie du Châtelet
genres: Historical, Philosophy, Biography, 18th Century, Literature, Classics, Nonfiction, Romance, History, France
ratings_count: 430
publisher: Da Capo Press