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VOLTAIRE (1694 - 1778)

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VOLTAIRE (1694 - 1778)
P.S. "Voltaire", Geneva 13 August 1763| the piece is written by his secretary Jean-Louis WAGNIÈRE| 1 oblong page in-8 (mounted on laid paper).
About a forgery of his biblical tragedy Saul.
"Having learned that one debits in Paris under my name, and under the title of
Genêve, I do not know which farce entitled, says one, Saül and David| I am obliged to declare, that the slanderous editor of this farce abuses my name. That this rhapsody is not known in Geneva| that such an abuse would not be tolerated there, and that it is not allowed to deceive the public in this way"...