Anywhere: Voltaire 1694 1778 Candide (Keywords)

The eponymous hero and his friends move through a series of tortures, tragedies and reversals of fortune, in the company of Pangloss, a 'metaphysico-theologo-cosmolonigologist' of unflinching optimism.

'Candide' is the most famous of Voltaire's philosophical tales, in which he combines witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. This edition includes four other prose tales and a verse tale.

The eponymous hero and his friends move through a series of tortures, tragedies and reversals of fortune, in the company of Pangloss, a 'metaphysico-theologo-cosmolonigologist' of unflinching optimism. 'Zadig' follows a Babylonian philosopher as he is subjected to the whims of fate and the machin...

Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron, Candide finds himself cast out when his love for the Baron's daughter is made known. So he and his various companions begin a breathless tour of Europe, South America and Asia, as an outrageous series of disasters befalls them.

Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron, Candide finds himself cast out when his love for the Baron's daughter is made known. So he and his various companions begin a breathless tour of Europe, South America and Asia, as an outrageous series of disasters befalls them.

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A representative selection from Voltaire's work which includes excerpts from his plays, philosophical essays, poetry, and novels.