Presents the eighteenth-century social satire of a gentle and kind man who is thrashed by fate and his fellow man yet continues to believe that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." Includes background information, explanatory notes, author chronology, and critical analysis.
year: 1981, 2005, 1999, 2000, 1991, 2002, 1930
call number/section: 1000, 843, 843.5
subjects: reason, fiction, optimism, manners and customs, voltaire, 1694-1778, translations into english, translations into english, satire, electronic books
Editions
Voltaire
Bantam Books (1981)
The story of a simple, optimistic man whose travels take him from one disaster to another.
Schools: 2
Voltaire
Pocket Books (2005)
Presents the eighteenth-century social satire of a gentle and kind man who is thrashed by fate and his fellow man yet continues to believe that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." Includes background information, explanatory notes, author chronology, and critical analysis.
Schools: 0
Voltaire
Bedford/St. Martin's (1999)
Presents an English translation of the 1759 novel "Candide," the story of an optimist whose life takes him from one disaster to another; and includes introductory comments about the author and his book, as well as a selection of related documents.
Schools: 1
Voltaire
Oxford University Press (2000)
Concerns the adventures of the youthful Candide, disciple of Dr. Pangloss, who was himself a disciple of Leibniz.
Schools: 1
Voltaire
Dover Publications (1991)
The story of a simple, optimistic man whose travels take him from one disaster to another.
Schools: 2
Voltaire
Wildside Press (2002)
Schools: 1
Voltaire
Main Road Books (1930)
Schools: 0
Voltaire
The story of a simple, optimistic man whose travels take him from one disaster to another.
Schools: 1
Voltaire
Presents the eighteenth-century social satire of a gentle and kind man who is thrashed by fate and his fellow man yet continues to believe that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." Includes background information, explanatory notes, author chronology, and critical analysis.
Schools: 1
Voltaire
The classical satire that traces the misadventures of Candide who is shipwrecked, robbed, tortured, and separated from his love without losing his will to live a happy life.
Schools: 1