Enlightenment
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Morris Wachs Book Collection
The Morris Wachs Book Collection, 1660s-1980s, consists mostly of French literature collected by Wachs. The collection is particularly rich in rare popular fiction, providing an insight into the literary tastes of the eighteenth-century. Overall, the collection represents material of the Enlightenment, ranging from orientalism, satire, novels, epistolary fiction, almanacs, and fictional travel accounts.
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