Project Gutenberg 2006-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 27608 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Candide Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide Produced by Chuck Greif, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Candide" by Voltaire is a satirical novel written in the mid-18th century. This work follows the misadventures of its main character, Candide, who is born into a privileged life but is soon expelled from his idyllic home and thrust into a world filled with absurdity, violence, and philosophical challenges. The story critiques the optimistic philosophy of the time, particularly through Candide's interactions with various characters and the dire circumstances he encounters. The opening of "Candide" sets the stage with a glimpse into the life of the titular character, who grows up in the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-Tronckh, where he is taught by the optimistic philosopher Pangloss. Candide experiences a moment of youthful passion with Cunegonde, the Baron's daughter, but when discovered, he is brutally expelled from the castle. His naive belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds" is quickly challenged as he is thrust into a harsh reality marked by war and suffering. The beginning establishes the central themes of philosophy, love, and the inherent absurdity of life that will continue to develop throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Satire Optimism -- Fiction PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 262718 2025-07-08T11:11:38.331628 text/html 262537 2012-11-05T10:07:18 text/html 739512 2025-07-08T11:11:45.393587 application/epub+zip 738931 2025-07-08T11:11:40.645665 application/epub+zip 166819 2025-07-08T11:11:39.076621 application/epub+zip 930759 2025-07-08T11:11:48.940638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 896654 2025-07-08T11:11:44.204635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231502 2022-09-09T12:01:03.738670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229839 2025-07-08T11:11:37.696627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229683 2006-11-27T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229682 2006-11-27T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22075 2025-07-08T11:11:49.102555 application/rdf+xml 8022 2025-07-08T11:11:39.577618 image/jpeg 2225 2025-07-08T11:11:39.325644 image/jpeg 88418 2012-11-05T10:20:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 650569 2012-11-05T10:20:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 88322 2012-11-05T10:20:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 710619 2025-07-08T11:11:38.364666 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia