Letters stress Voltaire's links to English gentry

LONDON (Reuters) - French author and philosopher Voltaire had surprisingly close ties to the aristocracy during his stay in England during the 1720s which helped shape his thinking, newly-discovered letters reveal.

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Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/20/uk-voltaire-letters-idUKTRE80J02N20120120?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

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