Candide (version 3)

by VOLTAIRE (1694 - 1778)

Of a Supper which Candide and Martin took with Six Strangers, and who they were

Candide (version 3)

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


Listen next episodes of Candide (version 3):
Candide's Voyage to Constantinople , How Candide found Cunegonde and the Old Woman again , The Conclusion , What happened to Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc.