Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. ONE. An Enlightenment Quarrel 1
5. TWO. The Wild Philosopher 8
6. THREE. The Great Scot 37
7. FOUR. The Lord of Ferney 56
8. FIVE. Le Bon David 72
9. SIX. A Stone’s Throw from Paris 90
10. SEVEN. First Impressions 104
11. EIGHT. A Public Spectacle 114
12. NINE. Poses and Impostures 128
13. TEN. Hume, Judge of le Bon David 149
14. ELEVEN. An Enlightenment Tragedy 170
15. TWELVE. So Great a Noise 183
16. THIRTEEN. How Philosophers Die 198
17. Notes 211
18. Index 239