This biography of Bayle corrects and supplements the famous biography by Desmaizeux with its more adequate documentation and more thorough knowledge of Bayle's correspondence and social environments. Labrousse has combed Bayle's writings for tiny details and semiconfessional passages in order to animate somewhat the cold, impersonal image previously given of Bayle.' The Review of Metaphysics . . . a valuable addition to the growing body of Bayliana.' American Historical Review