| Micromegas: Philosophical History Contributor(s): Voltaire (Author) |
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ISBN: 149443489X ISBN-13: 9781494434892 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 5" W x 7.99" (0.17 lbs) 70 pages |
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| Publisher Description: THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MICROMEGAS AND THE INHABITANT OF SATURN His excellency having laid himself down, and the secretary approached his nose: "It must be confessed," said Micromegas, "that nature is full of variety." "Yes," replied the Saturnian, "nature is like a parterre, whose flowers --" "Pshaw " cried the other, "a truce with your parterres." "It is," resumed the secretary, "like an assembly of fair and brown women, whose dresses--" "What a plague have I to do with your brunettes?" said our traveler. "Then it is like a gallery of pictures, the strokes of which--" "Not at all," answered Micromegas, "I tell you once for all, nature is like nature, and comparisons are odious." |