Letters to Eugenia; Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices

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Letters to Eugenia; Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices

by baron d' Paul Henri Thiry Holbach

EN·~7 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total

Transcriber's note

0:15

by Baron d'Holbach,

0:31

Naigeon's Preface.

8:59

Translator's Preface.

12:38

Letters to Eugenia.

0:01

Letter I.

44:11

Letter II.

26:12

Letter III.

45:07

Letter IV.

24:02

Letter V.

44:18

Description

An intimate collection of letters unfolds as a bold, 18th‑century conversation against the grip of clerical authority. Presented as a private correspondence, the writer—whose identity remains tantalisingly obscure—offers clear, urbane arguments that challenge superstition, advocate reason, and champion universal benevolence. The prose is direct yet elegant, making complex philosophical ideas feel like a friendly dialogue with a well‑read companion.

The work also reveals the extraordinary journey of its own survival: once hidden by fearful custodians, the manuscript resurfaced after decades of scarcity, only to be painstakingly restored from multiple flawed copies. Listeners will appreciate the meticulous scholarship that seeks to recover the original voice, while enjoying the author’s earnest plea for moral integrity and intellectual freedom. It feels both a historical document and a timeless call to examine the roots of religious prejudice with a critical, yet compassionate eye.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (439K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Feb 14, 2010

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

baron d' Paul Henri Thiry Holbach

baron d' Paul Henri Thiry Holbach

1723–1789

A bold voice of the Enlightenment, this Franco-German thinker used philosophy to challenge religion, defend materialism, and ask what human happiness might look like in a world ruled by nature alone. His books were controversial in their own time and still feel strikingly direct today.

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