Candide / by Voltaire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voltaire, 1694-1778, author.

Series:

First Avenue classics.

First Avenue classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inquisition--Fiction.

Inquisition.

Great Britain--Civilization--18th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 125 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : First Avenue Editions, A division of Lerner Publishing Group, [2015]

Summary:

Though he's the illegitimate nephew of a German baron, Candide grows up in a castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss. Pangloss is so enraptured by the Enlightenment--an era of prosperity and intellectual growth--that he proclaims the world to be "the best of all possible worlds." As an adult, Candide tries to cling to this optimistic philosophy despite experiencing a series of horrible misfortunes while striving to be reunited with the woman he loves. The French novel Candide satirizes the philosophies of the Enlightenment and humorously criticizes the nobility, religious viewpoints, and politics of the time. Voltaire--the pen name of French author Fran ois-Marie Arouet--first published his satire in 1759. This is an unabridged version of an English translation, published in 1918.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Table of Contents

Introduction

I How Candide Was Brought up in a Magnificent Castle, and How He Was Expelled Thence

II What Became of Candide among the Bulgarians

III How Candide Made His Escape from the Bulgarians, and What Afterwards Became of Him

IV How Candide Found His Old Master Pangloss, And What Happened To Them

V Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and What Became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist

VI How the Portuguese Made a Beautiful Auto-Da-Fé, to Prevent Any Further Earthquakes

and How Candide Was Publicly Whipped

VII How the Old Woman Took Care of Candide, and How He Found the Object He Loved

VIII The History of Cunegonde

IX What Became of Cunegonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew

X In What Distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman Arrived at Cadiz

and of Their Embarkation

XI History of the Old Woman

XII The Adventures of the Old Woman Continued

XIII How Candide Was Forced Away from His Fair Cunegonde and the Old Woman

XIV How Candide and Cacambo Were Received by the Jesuits of Paraguay

XV How Candide Killed the Brother of His Dear Cunegonde

XVI Adventures of the Two Travellers, with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages Called Oreillons

XVII Arrival of Candide and His Valet at El Dorado, and What They Saw There

XVIII What They Saw in the Country of El Dorado

XIX What Happened to Them at Surinam and How Candide Got Acquainted with Martin

XX What Happened at Sea to Candide and Martin

XXI Candide and Martin, Reasoning, Draw near the Coast of France

XXII What Happened in France to Candide and Martin

XXIII Candide and Martin Touched upon the Coast of England, and What They Saw There

XXIV Of Paquette and Friar Giroflée

XXV The Visit to Lord Pococurante, a Noble Venetian.

XXVI Of a Supper which Candide and Martin Took with Six Strangers, and Who They Were

XXVII Candide's Voyage to Constantinople

XXVIII What Happened to Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin, Etc

XXIX How Candide Found Cunegonde and the Old Woman Again

XXX The Conclusion

Footnotes:

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124- [126]).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4677-8732-9

OCLC:

968987271