David Friedrich Strauss

#2

1963

Using the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as reference, the story of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God, is vividly retold.

#3

1954

Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's life (1694-1778): his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; his infatuation with Frederick the Great; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his passion for watch-making; his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire.