Evelyn Beatrice Hall

Evelyn Beatrice Hall

Evelyn Beatrice Hall, (1868 - 1919), who wrote under the pseudonym S.G. Tallentyre, was a writer best known for her biography of Voltaire. She completed her biography of Voltaire "The Friends of Voltaire" in 1906. She wrote the phrase, which is often mis-attributed to Voltaire, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it," as an illustration of Voltaire's beliefs. [cite book |last=Boller, Jr. |first=Paul F. |authorlink= |coauthors=George, John |title=They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions |year=1989 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn=0-19-505541-1 ]

Notes and references

Bibliography

* "The Money-Spinner and Other Character Notes" (1896).Wikiquote
* "The Women of the Salons, and Other French Portraits" (1901).
* "The Friends of Voltaire" (1906). ISBN 1-4102-1020-0
* "The Life of Voltaire" (1907). ISBN 1-4102-1346-3
* "The Life of Mirabeau" (1912). ISBN 1-4102-1024-3
* "Voltaire In His Letters" (translator) (1919). ISBN 1-4102-1195-9

External links

* [http://www.classroomtools.com/voltaire.htm Voltaire wrote, ....]


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