Chapter II: Preface: Argument

THE FOURTH BOOK OF VIRGIL'S ÆNEID,

THE HENRIAD. CANTO IX.

ARGUMENT.

THE WORKS OF VOLTAIRE

PREFACES, CAUTIONS, NOTES, ETC.

BY M. BEUCHOT.

VOLUME XXXIII.

NOVELS. VOLUME I.

IN PARIS, LEFÈVRE, BOOKSELLER,

RUE DE L'ÉPERON, Ko 6. WERDET ET LEQUIEN FILS, RUE DU BATTOIR, No 20.

MDCCCXXIX.

MICROMEGAS,

PHILOSOPHICAL HISTORY.

CONTENTS I. Voyage of an inhabitant of the Sirius star to the planet Saturn. II. Conversation between the inhabitant of Sirius and that of Saturn. III. Voyage of the two inhabitants of Sirius and Saturn. IV. What happened on planet Earth. V. Experiments and reasonings of the two voyagers. VI. What happened to them among men. VII. Conversation with the men.

VOLTAIRE'S ROMANCES TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME. 1889. CONTENTS.

THE WHITE BULL: A SATIRICAL ROMANCE.

CHAPTER I. How the Princess Amasidia meets a bull. CHAPTER II. How the wise Mambres, formerly magician of Pharoah, knew again the old woman, and was known by her. CHAPTER III. How the beautiful Amasidia had a secret conversation with a beautiful serpent. CHAPTER IV. How they wanted to sacrifice the bull and exorcise the Princess. CHAPTER V. How the wise Mambres conducted himself wisely. CHAPTER VI. How Mambres met three prophets, and gave them a good dinner. CHAPTER VII. How king Amasis wanted to give the White Bull to be devoured by the fish of Jonah, and did not do it. CHAPTER VIII. How the serpent told stories to the Princess to comfort her. CHAPTER IX. How the serpent did not comfort the Princess. CHAPTER X. How they wanted to behead the Princess, and did not do it. CHAPTER XI. Apotheosis of the White Bull. Triumph of the wise Mambres. The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished. Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

ZADIG; OR FATE.

Approbation. Epistle dedicatory to the Sultana Sheraa.

I. The Blind of one Eye. II. The Nose. III. The Dog and the Horse. IV. The Envious Man. V. The Generous. VI. The Minister. VII. The Disputes and the Audiences. VIII. Jealousy. IX. The Woman Beater. X. Slavery. XI. The Funeral Pile. XII. The Supper. XIII. The Rendezvous. XIV. The Robber. XV. The Fisherman. XVI. The Basilisk. XVII. The Combats. XVIII. The Hermit. XIX. The Enigmas.

THE SAGE AND THE ATHEIST.

Introduction