1734 ⟶ Voltaire's 'Letters Concerning the English Nation' Published in French

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📖 First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published

The first English-language edition of the Arabian Nights is published.⟶
First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published (1706)
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✍️ Voltaire's 'Letters Concerning the English Nation' Published in French

Letters Concerning the English Nation by Voltaire published in French.⟶
Voltaire's 'Letters Concerning the English Nation' Published in French (1734)
EnlightenmentLiteraturePhilosophyVoltaireSatireFreedom of Speech
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

📚 Publication Begins of the French Encyclopédie

1785: The French Encyclopédie⟶
Publication Begins of the French Encyclopédie (1751)
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FranceFrance

📚 Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary

A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson⟶
Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary (1755)
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🖋️ Voltaire Publishes Candide

Candide by Voltaire⟶
Voltaire Publishes Candide (1759)
LiteratureEnlightenmentSatireFrench LiteratureVoltaireSocial Commentary
FranceFrance

📖 Publication of *Tristram Shandy*

1767: Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne⟶
Publication of *Tristram Shandy* (1759)
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