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Candide (version 3)

by VOLTAIRE (1694 - 1778)

How Candide was brought up in a Magnificent Castle, and how he was expelled thence

Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world has been a gayer place for readers. Voltaire wrote it in three days, and five or six generations have found that its laughter does not grow old. - Summary by Philip Littell

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Listen next episodes of Candide (version 3):
Adventures of the Two Travellers, with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages called Oreillons , Arrival of Candide and his Valet at El Dorado, and what they saw there , Candide and Martin, reasoning, draw near the Coast of France , Candide and Martin touched upon the Coast of England, and what they saw there , Candide's Voyage to Constantinople , History of the Old Woman , How Candide and Cacambo were received by the Jesuits of Paraguay , How Candide found Cunegonde and the Old Woman again , How Candide found his old Master Pangloss, and what happened to them , How Candide killed the brother of his dear Cunegonde , How Candide made his escape from the Bulgarians, and what afterwards became of him , How Candide was forced away from his fair Cunegonde and the Old Woman , How the Old Woman took care of Candide, and how he found the Object he loved , How the Portuguese made a Beautiful Auto-da-fé, to prevent any further Earthquakes: and how Candide was publicly whipped , In what distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman arrived at Cadiz; and of their Embarkation , Of a Supper which Candide and Martin took with Six Strangers, and who they were , Of Paquette and Friar Giroflée , Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and what became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist , The Adventures of the Old Woman continued , The Conclusion , The History of Cunegonde , The Visit to Lord Pococurante, a Noble Venetian , What became of Candide among the Bulgarians , What became of Cunegonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew , What happened at Sea to Candide and Martin , What happened in France to Candide and Martin , What happened to Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc. , What happened to them at Surinam and how Candide got acquainted with Martin , What they saw in the Country of El Dorado