Candide

By: François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)

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Paperback | 1 April 1984 | Edition Number 1

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Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher''s immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distringuished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire''s most celebrated work.

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"When we observe such things as the recrudescence of fundamentalism in the United States, the horrors of religious fanaticism in the Middle East, the appalling danger which the stubbornness of political intolerance presents to the whole world, we must surely conclude that we can still profit by the example of lucidity, the acumen, the intellectual honesty and the moral courage of Voltaire." --A. J. Ayer

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Introduction	p. ix
How Candide was Brought Up in a Noble Castle, and How He was Expelled from the Same	p. 1
What Happended to Candide Among the Bulgarians	p. 4
How Candide Escaped from the Bulgarians, and What Became of Him	p. 7
How Candide Met His Old Master in Philosophy, Doctor Pangloss, and What Happened	p. 10
Storm, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and What Happened to Dr. Pangloss, to Candide and the Anabaptist Jacques	p. 14
How a Splendid Auto-Da-Fé was Held to Prevent Earthquakes, and How Candide was Flogged	p. 17
How an Old Woman Took Care of Candide and Hoe He Regained That Which He Loved	p. 19
Cunegonde’s Story	p. 22
What Happed to Cunegonde, to Candide, to the Grand Inquisitor and to a Jew	p. 25
How Candide, Cunegonde and the Old Woman Arrived at Cadiz in Great Distress, and How They Embarked	p. 27
The Old Woman’s Story	p. 30
Continuation of the Old Woman’s Misfortunes	p. 34
How Candide was Obliged to Separate from the Fair Cunegonde and the Old Woman	p. 38
How Candide and Cacambo were Received by the Jesuits in Paraguay	p. 41
How Candid Killed his Dear Cunegonde’s Brother	p. 45
What Happened to the Two Travellers with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages Called Oreillons	p. 48
Arrival of Candide and His Valet in the Country of Eldorado and What They saw There	p. 52
What They saw in the Land of Eldorado	p. 56
What Happened to Them at Surinam and How Candid Made the Acquaintance of Martin	p. 62
What Happened to Candide and Martin at Sea	p. 68
Candide and Martin Approach the Coast of France and Argue	p. 71
What Happened to Candide and Martin in France	p. 73
Candide and Martin Reach the Coast of England; and What They saw There	p. 84
Paquette and Friar Giroflée	p. 86
Visit to the Noble Venetian, Lord Pococurante	p. 91
How Candide and Martin Supped with Six Strangers and who They Were	p. 97
Candide’s Voyage to Constantinople	p. 101
What Happened to Candide, to Cunegonde, to Pangloss, to Martin, Etc.	p. 105
How Candide Found Cunegonde and the Old Woman Again	p. 108
Conclusion	p. 110
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