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.

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.

The story of a simple, optimistic man whose travels take him from one disaster to another.

The young man Candide is expelled from the castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh for making love to the Baron's daughter and embarks on a series of adventures.

Collects the most significant writings of Voltaire, preceded by a brief biography of the author, a bibliography of his works, and a chronology.

Presents a biography of Voltaire, providing information on his childhood, his education, his personal life, and his intellectual accomplishments.

Presents the eighteenth-century social satire of a gentle and kind man who is thrashed by fate and his fellow man an despite enormous evidence to the contrary, attempts to believe that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds; presented in French with English definitions of 700 French words.