The Complete Works of Voltaire (Œuvres complètes de Voltaire) is the first critical edition of the totality of Voltaire's writings (in the original French) arranged chronologically.[1][2] The project was started by the bibliographer and translator Theodore Besterman who only lived to see the first two volumes published.[2][3] It is currently published by the Voltaire Foundation at the University of Oxford.

Each text is given an introduction, variants and detailed annotations. The first volume was published in 1968, with the 205th and final volume appearing in April 2022.[4]

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  1. ^ Mason, Haydn. "A history of the Voltaire Foundation" (PDF). Voltaire Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Julia, Aurélie (October 2011). "Voltaire à Oxford, The Voltaire Foundation". Revue des Deux Mondes (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2016-06-22. English translation at "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-05-06.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Barber, Giles (2004). "Besterman, Theodore Deodatus Nathaniel (1904–1976)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37189. Retrieved 2010-11-06. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "The Complete works of Voltaire are complete – in 205 volumes!". The Voltaire Foundation. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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