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Candide (version 3)

by VOLTAIRE (1694 - 1778)

Introduction

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