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Persian Letters (Penguin Classics) Persian Letters (Updated Edition) by C. J. Betts (Translator), Baron De Montesquieu, Charles Montesquieu, Lea Elaine Williams Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1973 ISBN-10: 0-14-044281-2 / 0140442812 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044281-6 / 9780140442816 This richly evocative novel-in-letters tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their country the modern Iran to journey to Europe in search in wisdom. As they travel, they write home to wives and eunuchs in the harem and to friends in France and elsewhere. Their colorful observations o |