ZADIG, AND OTHER TALES.

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BY

VOLTAIRE.

(1746-1767.)

A NEW TRANSLATION

BY

ROBERT BRUCE BOSWELL, M.A.,

TRANSLATOR OF RACINE'S DRAMATIC WORKS, ETC.

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CONTENTS.

The Way the World Goes, or the Vision of Babouc. (1746.)

The One-eyed Porter. (1746.).

Cosi-Sancta, or a Little Harm for a Great Good. An African

Tale. (1746.) .

Zadig, or Destiny. An Eastern Tale. (1747.)

Chap. I. The Man of One Eye

III. The Dog and the Horse

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Micromegas. A Philosophical Tale. (1752.).

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Chap. I. Journey of an Inhabitant of the System of the

Star Sirius to the Planet Saturn

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