Candide by Voltaire
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"Candide" by Voltaire is a French satire first published in 1759. A young man named Candide lives a sheltered life in paradise, learning from his mentor that everything happens "for the best in the best of all possible worlds." This illusion shatters as Candide experiences devastating hardships and witnesses historical catastrophes. Through a fast-moving, fantastical journey, Voltaire mercilessly ridicules optimistic philosophy, religion, and governments, ultimately proposing a practical alternative: "we must cultivate
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About this eBook
| Author | Voltaire, 1694-1778 |
|---|---|
| Title | Candide |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide |
| Credits |
Produced by Chuck Greif, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Optimism -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 19942 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-19942-9 |
| Release Date | Nov 27, 2006 |
| Last Update | Nov 5, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 16619 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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