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The Works of Voltaire, Vol. IV of XLIII. Romances, Vol. III of III, and A Treatise on Toleration. by Voltaire. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49726.

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  1. Chapter I 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Study of Nature 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Good Advice 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Dialogue upon the Soul and Other Topics 200 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Brief Account of the Death of John Calas 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Consequences of the Execution of John Calas 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Sketch of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Whether Toleration Is Dangerous, and Among What Nations It Is Practised 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X In What Cases Toleration May Be Admitted 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI If Non-Toleration Is Agreeable to the Law of Nature and of Society 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII If Non-Toleration Was Known Among the Greeks 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Whether the Romans Encouraged Toleration 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Danger of False Legends and Persecution 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Ill Consequences of Non-Toleration 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Testimonies Against Persecution 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII A Conversation Between a Dying Man and One in Good Health 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Only Cases in Which Non-Toleration Makes Part of the Human Law 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Account of a Controversial Dispute Which Happened in China 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Whether It Is of Service to Indulge the People in Superstition 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Virtue Is Better Than Learning 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Of Universal Toleration 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV An Address to the Deity 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Postscript 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 90 readings five lines each Open chapter

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