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Excerpt from The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 11: A Contemporary Version The history of Joseph, considering it merely as an object of curiosity and literature, is one of the most precious monuments of antiquity which has reached us. It appears to be the model of all the Oriental writers; it is more affecting than the "Odyssey"; for a hero who pardons is more touching than one who avenges. We regard the Arabs as the first authors of these ingenious fictions, which have passed into all languages; but I see among them no adventures comparable to those of Joseph. Almost all in it is wonderful, and the termination exacts tears of tenderness. He was a young man of sixteen years of age, of whom his brothers were jealous; he is sold by them to a caravan of Ishmaelite merchants, conducted into Egypt, and bought by a eunuch of the king. This eunuch had a wife, which is not at all extraordinary; the kislar aga, a perfect eunuch, has a seraglio at this day at Constantinople; they left him some of his senses, and nature in consequence is not altogether extinguished. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Pełny tytuł: Works of Voltaire, Vol. 11
• Podtytuł: A Contemporary Version (Classic Reprint)
• Autor: John Morley
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 324
• EAN: 9781330565506
• ISBN: 9781330565506
• ID: 09668429
• Wydawca: Forgotten Books
• Waga: 435 g
• Wymiary: 229 × 152 × 17 mm
• Data wydania: 02. July 2015

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