Voltaire

Character — appears in 1 work(s).

The archetypal ‘incisive sceptic’ of the essay, depicted smashing the Spanish Inquisition with ‘a hammer of savage laughter’ yet never understanding what he destroyed.

Works

• anti religious thought (Chesterton)
• meaning of the crusade (Chesterton)
• Spice Of Life (Chesterton)
• As I Was Saying (Chesterton)
• Humour (Chesterton)
• Introduction to ‘The Romance of Madame Tussaud’s’ (Belloc)

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