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A young Huron arrives on the Breton coast and is welcomed by a kindly clergyman and his sister; his straightforward manners and literal honesty delight locals and expose petty vanities. The narrative follows his social encounters, romantic attachments, and the misunderstandings his candor provokes, while alternating episodes of action with pointed satirical commentary. The work scrutinizes religious zeal, legal formalities, and social hypocrisy through ironic situations and conversational set pieces, contrasting natural simplicity with institutional cunning and inviting reflection on tolerance, reason, and the costs of conformity.

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Title: L'Ingénu

Author: Voltaire

Release date: November 1, 2003 [eBook #4651]
Most recently updated: May 5, 2022

Language: French

Credits: Carlo Traverso

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK L'INGÉNU ***

OEUVRES
DE
VOLTAIRE.

TOME XXXIII.

DE L’ IMPRIMERIE DE A. FIRMIN DIDOT,
RUE JACOB, N° 24.

OEUVRES
DE
VOLTAIRE.

AVEC
PRÉFACES, AVERTISSEMENTS, NOTES, ETC.

PAR M. BEUCHOT.
TOME XXXIII.
ROMANS. TOME I.

A PARIS,
CHEZ LEFÈVRE, LIBRAIRE,
RUE DE L’ÉPERON, N° 6.
WERDET ET LEQUIEN FILS,
RUE DU BATTOIR, N° 2O.
MDCCCXXIX.