Montesquieu’s Persian Letters – observations of French society. Montesquieu wrote Persian Letters in 1721. It is set in France from 1712 to 1720. French-born Montesquieu’s real name is Charles-Louis de Secondat (1689-1755) who set about writing this diarist-novel, which is series of letters comprising vignettes and observations of French society. Two fictional Persian male travellers – UsbekContinue reading “Montesquieu’s Persian Letters – observations of French society”