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Events on Thursday 1 April 1734 1
1734Voltaire's Lettres philosophiques condemned in FranceParlement of Paris orders the book burned and its author arrestedVoltaire's Lettres philosophiques, praising English religious tolerance and constitutional government, was published in France and swiftly condemned by the authorities. The Parlement of Paris ordered the book publicly burned and issued a warrant for Voltaire's arrest, forcing him to flee Paris. The episode became a landmark case of Enlightenment-era censorship.