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The Huron
From Voltaire's Romances.
First published in 1767.
French title L'Ingénu, a satirical novella, tells the story of a man from the Huron tribe transported to Paris in 1690. In this story Voltaire satirises religious doctrine, government corruption, and the folly and injustices of French society. He advocates deism and lambastes intolerance, fanaticism, superstitions, sects, and the Catholic clergy.
Translated by William F. Fleming in 1889.
With Illustrations.
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