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Chronology (1760-1772) Foreword Part I: The background Chapter 1 i. Protestantism and central authority 1702-1761/1762. Towards a lifting of the clouds Chapter 2 Caussade and Toulouse 1761-1762 i. How the chance arrest of Francois Rochette led to a generalised panic in Caussade ii. Toulouse and the climate in which Huguenots found themselves Chapter 3 Voltaire, Protestantism, and toleration, 1716-1762 Part II: The Sirven affair Chapter I A Protestant family in hostile surroundings i. The Sirven family. Elisabeth a troubled soul: March 1760 - December 1761 ii. An investigation into the cause of Elisabeth's death becomes a criminal investigation (4 January 1762 - 20 January 1762) iii. The investigation continues in Mazamet (21 January 1762 - 6 May 1764) Chapter 2 The early stages 1762-1765 i. The Sirvens in Switzerland (April/June 1762) and Voltaire's silence on their plight until 1 March 1765 ii. The campaign for a revision of the trial (March - August 1765) begins Chapter 3 Beaumont marks time and Voltaire steps in, 1765-1766 i. Beaumont's defence of Sirven (April 1765 - April 1766) comes to a halt. Voltaire, fearing further delays, rejoins the fray (May 1766) ii. The Avis au public sur les parricides imputes aux Calas et aux Sirven Chapter 4 Beaumont and Cassen finally produce the arguments in favour of Sirven, 1766-1767 i. Waiting for Elie de Beaumont, (September 1766 - Fenruary 1767) ii. Memoire a consulter, et consultation pour Pierre-Paul Sirven iii. The Consultation iv. Cassen's Memoire pour Pierre-Paul Sirven, feudiste, ou commissaire a terrier a Castes, sa femme, ses filles, demandeurs en evocation, Paris, 1767 Chapter 5 More delays 1767-1768 Waiting now for Chardon and, above all, for the Conseil des depeches (March 1767 - March 1768) Chapter 6 Activity on behalf of Sirven comes to a halt. Voltaire takes alternative action. The Sirven case in limbo (March 1767 - January 1768). The problem of fanaticism and intolerance remains for Voltaire very much a public issue. His writings of 1767-1768, plus 'Voltaire and the Affaire de Belisaire' (February 1767 - January 1768) Chapter 7 The campaign for Sirven fails. Voltaire's response: disengagement, but immediate re-engagement i. Pierre-Paul Sirven in the doldrums (March 1768 - January 1769) ii. Despite, or because of, the failute of the evocation, fanaticism and toleration are still very much an issue: Voltaire and Les Guebres, ou la tolerance (March 1768 - January 1769) iii. Les Guebres, censorship and performance: high expectations dashed (March - May 1769) iv. The vain appeal to diverse publics (May - November 1769) v. The 'Discours historique et critique': September 1769. Voltaire's last stand Chapter 8 Sirven confronts his original judges. Mazamet March 1769 - November 1769 i. Pierre-Paul Sirven, on home territory, prepares his rehabilitation (March 1769 - 31 August 1769) ii. Pierre-Paul Sirven faces the legal processes once more (31 August - 16 November 1769) Chapter 9 Last stages, November 1769 - November 1770 From the unsatisfactory verdict in Mazamet to La Croix's appeal to the Parlement de Toulouse (November 1769 - November 1770) Chapter 10 La Croix's final victorious arguments La Croix's memorandum is lodged; Sirven is finally exonerated (late December 1770 - 25 November 1771) Afterword Voltaire and Sirven, 1765-1772 Bibliography