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Denis Diderot

5 free books by Denis Diderot. 4 you can read right here.

Born 1713 in Langres · Died 1784 in Paris

writer, novelist, poet, playwright, essayist · Kingdom of France · associated with encyclopédistes, materialism

Notable works: Jacques the Fatalist, Encyclopédie

Facts from Wikidata (Q448), retrieved 2026-09-26.

Jacques le fataliste et son maître
18th century · Read here →
La religieuse
Project Gutenberg ebook 28827 · Read here →
Le neveu de Rameau
Project Gutenberg ebook 13862 · Read here →
Les bijoux indiscrets
Project Gutenberg ebook 37491 · Read here →
The Paradox of Acting (Paradoxe sur le Comédien)
1883 translation · Read at archive.org ↗