An edition of Candide (1746)

Candide

by Voltaire (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

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An edition of Candide (1746)

Candide

by Voltaire (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

  • 4.0 (86 ratings)
  • 412 Want to read
  • 22 Currently reading
  • 146 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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English
Pages
138

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Cover of: Candide
Candide
2014, Standard Ebooks
in English
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Candide
2013, [CreateSpace/Amazon]
in English
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Cándido
2006, Lectorum
in Spanish - 1. ed.
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Candide
2006-11-27, Project Gutenberg
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Candide, ou, L'optimisme
2003-11-01, Project Gutenberg
in French
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Candide: by Voltaire (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
September 15, 1998, Bedford/St. Martin's
Paperback in English
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Candido, ovvero, L'ottimismo
1990, Rizzoli
in Italian - 2. ed.
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Candide
1979, Franklin Library
in English
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Candide
1967, Bantam Books
in English and Undetermined
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Candide
1962, Penguin Books
in English
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Candide
1930-06, Modern Library
in English
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Candide
19xx?, Modern Library
in English
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Candide
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First Sentence

"THERE lived in Westphalia, at the country seat of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh, a young lad blessed by nature with the most agreeable manners."

Classifications

Library of Congress
PQ2082.C3 E5 1999, PQ2082.C3E5 1999

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
138
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
Weight
6.4 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL10386449M
Internet Archive
candide0000volt_w5j0
ISBN 10
0312148542
ISBN 13
9780312148546
LCCN
98085192
OCLC/WorldCat
40693317
LibraryThing
2184
Goodreads
52837

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL100672W

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