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  Candide, or Optimism (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) By (author) Voltaire, Introduction by Michael Wood, Translated by Theo Cuffe

  

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  Short Description for Candide, or OptimismWhen his love for the Baron's daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own way in the world. And so he and his 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, and murder, testing the young hero's optimism.
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  • Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
  • Published: 24 February 2009
  • Format: Paperback 208 pages
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  • Categories: Classics
  • ISBN 13: 9780140455106 ISBN 10: 0140455108
  • Sales rank: 14,760

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Full description for Candide, or Optimism

• 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.