XXIV. THE FLIGHT FROM PRUSSIA 265 XXV. THE COMEDY OF FRANKFORT 274 XXVI. THE “ESSAY ON THE MANNERS AND MIND OF NATIONS” 286 XXVII. THE ARRIVAL IN SWITZERLAND 296 XXVIII. THE DÉLICES, AND THE “POEM ON THE DISASTER OF LISBON” 307 XXIX. “NATURAL LAW,” THE VISIT OF D’ALEMBERT, AND THE AFFAIR OF BYNG 318 XXX. THE INTERFERENCE IN THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR, THE “GENEVA” ARTICLE, AND LIFE AT DÉLICES 329 XXXI. “THE LITERARY WAR,” AND THE PURCHASE OF FERNEY AND TOURNEY 344 XXXII. FERNEY 356 XXXIII. “CANDIDE,” AND “ÉCRASEZ L’INFÂME” 369 XXXIV. THE BATTLE OF PARTICLES, AND THE BATTLE OF COMEDIES 384 XXXV. BUILDING A CHURCH, AND ENDOWING A DAUGHTER 401 XXXVI. THE AFFAIR OF CALAS 413 XXXVII. THE “TREATISE ON TOLERANCE” 429 XXXVIII. THE SIRVENS AND LA BARRE 446 XXXIX. VOLTAIRE AND GENEVA: VOLTAIRE AND LA HARPE 463 XL. THE COLONY OF WATCHMAKERS AND WEAVERS 481 XLI. THE PIGALLE STATUE, AND THE VINDICATION OF LALLY 497 XLII. LATTER DAYS 514 XLIII. THE LAST VISIT 530 XLIV. THE END 553 INDEX 573 ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE VOLTAIRE _Frontispiece_ _From the Statue by Houdon at the Comédie Française._ NINON DE L’ENCLOS 6 _From an original Picture given by herself to the Countess of Sandwich._ J. B. ROUSSEAU 32 _From an Engraving after a Picture by J. Aved._ LOUIS XV. 40 _From the Picture by Carle Van Loo in the Museum at Versailles._ MADAME DU CHÂTELET 70 _From an Engraving after Marianne Loir._ MADAME DE POMPADOUR 152 _From the Painting by François Boucher in the possession, and by kind permission, of Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild._ MARIA LECZINSKA 172 _From the Picture by Carle Van Loo in the Louvre._ FREDERICK THE GREAT 210 _From an Engraving by Cunejo, after the Painting by Cunningham._