In 1733, the lovely, intelligent, and married Marquise du Chatelet commenced her romance with one Francois-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."
- ISBN10 1299572081
- ISBN13 9781299572089
- Publish Date 1 January 2012 (first published 5 July 1984)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 1 April 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint New York Review of Books
- Format eBook
- Language English