1798-1800 Zadig; or the Book of Fate, An Oriental History & A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

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Illustrated, Leather Binding

Cooke's Edition. Two volumes bound into one. Illustrated with a frontispiece and portrait plate to each volume, with numerous engraved decorations. This volume contains: Zadig; or the Book of Fate, An Oriental History, 1800. A novella and work of philosophical fiction that tells the story of Zadig, a Zoroastrian philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The singular narrative and unique journey of Zadig still stands as a philosophical reference to “nothing is either good or bad without the comparison of one with the other.” Written by Francois-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian famous for his wit. Translated into English from the original French. Dated from the University of York Libraries. A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, 1798. Following the Reverend Mr. Yorick on a picaresque journey through France, narrated from a sentimental point of view. Yorick is a character from Sterne's bestselling previous novel Tristram Shandy, who also serves as Sterne's alter ego. Written by Laurence Sterne, an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric best known for his comic novels. Dated from the British Library. Previously held in the library of Captain Sir Henry Duncan KCH, a prominent Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century, operating with great success against French and Italian shipping and shore fortifications in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars.