Candide (Voltaire), Fiction, Life, Life Fiction, Optimism, Optimism Fiction, Satire, Satire Fiction, Satire Romans, Voltaire, 1694-1778 

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xxv, 146 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. 

The World of Voltaire and Candide ix
Introduction by Gita May xiii
CHAPTER I How Candide was brought up in a magnificent castle; and how he was driven out of it 11 (3)
CHAPTER II What happened to Candide among the Bulgarians 14 (3)
CHAPTER III How Candide escaped from the Bulgarians, and what happened to him afterwards 17 (3)
CHAPTER IV How Candide found his old Master Pangloss again, and what happened to them 20 (5)
CHAPTER V A Tempest, a Shipwreck, an Earthquake, and what else happened to Dr. Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist 25 (3)
CHAPTER VI How the Portuguese made a superb auto-da-f�� to prevent any future Earthquakes, and how Candide was publicly whipped 28 (2)
CHAPTER VII How the Old Woman took care of Candide, and how he found the Object of his Love 30 (3)
CHAPTER VIII The History of Cun��gonde 33 (3)
CHAPTER IX What happened to Cun��gonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew 36 (3)
CHAPTER X In what distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman arrived at Cadiz; and of their Embarkation 39 (2)
CHAPTER XI The History of the Old Woman 41 (5)
CHAPTER XII The Adventures of the Old Woman (continued) 46 (5)
CHAPTER XIII How Candide was obliged to leave the fair Cun��gonde and the Old Woman 51 (3)
CHAPTER XIV How Candide and Cacambo were received by the Jesuits in Paraguay 54 (5)
CHAPTER XV How Candide killed the Brother of his dear Cun��gonde 59 (2)
CHAPTER XVI What happened to our two Travellers with two Girls, two Monkeys, and the savages called Oreillons 61 (5)
CHAPTER XVII Candide and his Valet arrive in the Country of El Dorado. What they saw there 66 (4)
CHAPTER XVIII What they saw in the Country of El Dorado 70 (6)
CHAPTER XIX What happened to them at Surinam, and how Candide got to know Martin 76 (5)
CHAPTER XX What happened to Candide and Martin at sea 81 (3)
CHAPTER XXI Candide and Martin draw near to the coast of France. They reason with each other 84 (2)
CHAPTER XXII What happened to Candide and Martin in France 86 (13)
CHAPTER XXIII Candide and Martin touch upon the English Coast; what they see there 99 (2)
CHAPTER XXIV About Pacquette and Friar Girofl��e 101 (5)
CHAPTER XXV Candide and Martin pay a visit to Signor Pococurant��, a noble Venetian 106 (6)
CHAPTER XXVI Candide and Martin sup with six strangers; and who they were 112 (4)
CHAPTER XXVII Candide's Voyage to Constantinople 116 (4)
CHAPTER XXVIII What happened to Candide, Cun��gonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc. 120 (4)
CHAPTER XXIX In what manner Candide found Miss Cun��gonde and the Old Woman again 124 (2)
CHAPTER XXX Conclusion 126 (7)
Endnotes 133 (6)
Inspired by Candide 139 (2)
Comments & Questions 141 (4)
For Further Reading 145