Le Livre des Esprits

About this book

This is a digital copy of a work that was preserved for generations on library shelves before being carefully digitized by Google as part of a project aimed at allowing internet users to discover the entirety of the world's literary heritage online.

Since this book is relatively old, it is no longer protected by copyright law (legal protections for creators of original works) and now belongs to the public domain. The expression “belonging to the public domain” means that the book in question has never been subject to copyright or that its legal rights have expired. The conditions required for a book to fall into the public domain can vary from one country to another. Books free of copyright serve as links to the past. They are witnesses to the richness of our history, our cultural heritage, and human knowledge, and are all too often difficult for the public to access.

Footnotes and other annotations in the margins of the text present in the original volume are included in this file, as a memory of the long path traveled by the work from the publishing house, through the library, to finally find itself in your hands.

Usage guidelines

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About the Google Book Search service

By promoting search and access to an increasing number of books available in many languages, including French, Google wishes to help promote cultural diversity through Google Book Search. Indeed, the Google Book Search Program allows internet users to discover the world's literary heritage, while helping authors and publishers expand their audience. You can perform online searches in the full text of this work at the address http://books.google.com