During this earlier period of his activity Voltaire seems to have been trying - half unconsciously, perhaps - to discover and to express the fundamental quality of his genius.
Lytton StracheyAbout author
- Author's profession: Critic
- Nationality: english
- Born: March 1, 1880
- Died: January 21, 1932
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