Transcribed letters between correspondents in Europe, the Americas and Asia, covering the 17th and 18th centuries. Difficult to search--doesn't support Boolean queries, only single word or phrase searches. Features Englightenment "figures". Authors can be browsed by name, nationality, or occupation. Include Electronic Enlightenment Biographies (under the section "Lives": browse biographies by nationality or occupation of subject) and a bibliography of Enlightenment journals and newspapers.

Identifies biographical entries in hundreds of reference sources, many available only in print.

Full text collection of over 300,000 biographies, from throughout history, and across the globe.