Memnon, or, Human Wisdom (Voltaire reading)

This is my own reading (D.T. Smith), not a copied audiobook, so I appreciate you listening here on my own channel. A reading of an amusing short story by Voltaire, which has one of the best opening lines ever. The painting seen throughout is Désillusion de Memnon et Critique de la Société by Georges de La Tour. This work is in the public domain.