| Description |
111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"Except for a few minor changes in the translation ... this edition follows the limited edition published by Random House in ... 1928"--Page [7]. |
| Summary |
The book traces the picaresque adventures of the guileless Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunegonde, tortured by the Inquisition, et cetera, all without losing his resilience and will to live and pursue a happy life. |
| Subject |
Voltaire, 1694-1778 -- Tranlsations into English.
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Great Britain -- Civilization -- 18th century.
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Philosophy, Modern -- 18th century.
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Imaginary letters.
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| Genre/Form |
French fiction -- Translations into English.
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| Added Author |
Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Candide. English
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