Evelyn Beatrice Hall
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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.
Bibliography
- The Money-Spinner and Other Character Notes (1896).
- The Women of the Salons, and Other French Portraits (1901).
- The Friends of Voltaire (1906). ISBN 1410210200
- The Life of Voltaire (1907). ISBN 1410213463
- The Life of Mirabeau (1912). ISBN 1410210243
- Voltaire In His Letters (translator) (1919). ISBN 1410211959
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