Voltaire wrote more than 50 plays, including:
* Oedipus (1718)
* Brutus (1730)
* Zaïre (1732)
* Alzire (1736)
* Mahomet (1742)
* Mérope (1743)
* Sémiramis (1748)
* Nanine (1749)
* L'Écossaise (1760)
* Tancrède (1760)
Books
Voltaire was a prolific writer of other literary genres as well, including novels, short stories, essays, historical works, and philosophical treatises. Some of his most notable books include:
* Candide (1759)
* Zadig (1747)
* Micromégas (1752)
* The Age of Louis XIV (1751)
* Philosophical Letters (1734)
* A Treatise on Tolerance (1763)
* The Elements of the Philosophy of Newton (1738)
* The Metaphysical Dictionary (1734)