Persian Letters

For letters of the Persian alphabet, see Persian alphabet.
Lettres persanes
Title page of a 1754 edition of the work
AuthorCharles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu
LanguageFrench
GenreEpistolary novel
Publication date
1721
Media typePrint

Persian Letters (French: Lettres persanes) is a literary work, published in 1721, by Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, recounting the experiences of two fictional Persian noblemen, Usbek&Rica, who spend several years in France under Louis XIV and the Regency.[1]

  1. ^ Lettres persanes. Vol. I. Amsterdam: P. Brunel. 1721. Retrieved 13 June 2016 – via Gallica.; Lettres persanes. Vol. II. Amsterdam: P. Brunel. 1721. Retrieved 13 June 2016 – via Gallica.