Superstition in all ages:
by Jean Meslier, a Roman Catholic priest, who ... left as his last will and testament ... the following pages, entitled Common sense.
Translated from the French original by Miss Anna Knoop.

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Main Author

Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d', 1723-1789.

Related Names

Knoop, Anna, -1889.
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Meslier, Jean, 1664-1729.

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English

Published

New York, Miss Anna Knoop, 1878.

Note

The first part, Common sense, is a translation of "Le bon sens, ou Idées naturelles opposées aux idées surnaturelles", by Baron Holbach, also published with title "Le bon sens du curé J. Meslier". The second part, "Abstract of the Testament of John Meslier", was first published by Voltaire in 1761. cf. Voltaire, par C. Bengesco; Le libertinage, par F. Lachèvre, v. 7, p. 227-246; Quérard, etc.
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339 p. front. (port.) 20 cm.

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