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An edition of Candide (1746)

Candide, or, Optimism

a fresh translation, backgrounds, criticism

2nd ed.

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  • 66 Ratings
  • 237 Want to read
  • 13 Currently reading
  • 102 Have read

Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron, Candide is an open-minded young man, whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief that 'all is for the best'. But when his love for the Baron's rosy-cheeked daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own way in the world.

And so he and his various companions begin a breathless tour of Europe, South America and Asia, as an outrageous series of disasters befall them - earthquakes, syphilis, a brush with the Inquisition, murder - sorely testing the young hero's optimism.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]).

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A Norton critical edition
Other Titles
Candide., Optimism.

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843/.5
Library of Congress
PQ2082.C3 E5 1990, PQ2082.C3E5 1990

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viii, 208, [1] p. ;
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OL1876558M
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0393960587
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90036677
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2184
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