Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 947 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Candide, ou l'optimisme Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide Carlo Traverso "Candide, ou l'optimisme" by Voltaire is a classic philosophical novel written during the mid-18th century, specifically in the Enlightenment period. The narrative follows Candide, a young man raised in the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh, who undergoes a series of tumultuous adventures that challenge the philosophy of optimism espoused by his mentor, Pangloss. Throughout his journey, Candide encounters various hardships and absurdities that critique the notion that "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds." The opening of the novel introduces Candide as a good-natured youth living a sheltered life in the idyllic castle, where he is educated by Pangloss, who teaches him that everything is predetermined to be for the best. Candide's naive belief in Pangloss's optimistic philosophy is shattered when he is expelled from the castle after being caught in a romantic encounter with Cunégonde, the baron's daughter. This expulsion leads to a series of misadventures where Candide experiences the harsh realities of war, poverty, and the cruelty of mankind, all while questioning the validity of Pangloss's teachings. The beginning sets the stage for Candide's quest for understanding and happiness in a world rife with suffering and injustice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Satire Optimism -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 248753 2025-08-02T12:18:32.088462 text/html 248899 2022-11-17T06:35:16 text/html 199192 2025-08-02T12:18:39.060445 application/epub+zip 199121 2025-08-02T12:18:35.114529 application/epub+zip 187358 2025-08-02T12:18:33.937466 application/epub+zip 345975 2025-08-02T12:18:42.074438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324538 2025-08-02T12:18:38.337452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261453 2022-09-03T03:45:43.611311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234162 2025-08-02T12:18:31.721470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233937 2022-11-17T06:36:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19559 2025-08-02T12:18:42.206402 application/rdf+xml 14968 2025-08-02T12:18:34.432443 image/jpeg 4175 2025-08-02T12:18:34.183453 image/jpeg 87772 2022-11-17T06:37:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 89470 2022-11-17T06:37:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 161339 2025-08-02T12:18:32.109470 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