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Paul LeClerc

Festschrift for Paul LeClerc

Celebrating the achievements of Paul LeClerc, scholar and librarian, the Electronic Enlightenment Project and the Voltaire Foundation launch the Digital correspondence of Voltaire project.

Digital correspondence of Voltaire project

Launched in honour of Dr Paul LeClerc, the Project begins the process of updating and expanding Th. Besterman’s monumental 20th-century edition. Launch includes 14 unpublished letters with manuscript images — a new edition exclusive to EE!

Press release!

Voltaire’s English alter-ego unmasked by new letters

Get the full story behind the recent media coverage, by national UK television, radio and newspapers, on newly acquired Voltaire letters.

Digital letters of André Morellet

A new edition bringing together over 650 letters, including new annotations and new letters, published in collaboration with the Voltaire Foundation.

Geographical data project

Mining EE data to produce geospatial datasets. The first release links over 30,000 letters to a hierarchical gazetteer with historically contemporary maps at the country level.

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