Candide

Voltaire

• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781791850128
• eBook ISBN: 9781974995035
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

Candide is a French satirical novella first published in 1759 by Voltaire. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life and being indoctrinated in optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt finish of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. It concludes with Candide advocating a deeply practical precept, we must cultivate our garden, in lieu of the professor's earlier mantra, all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. Candide is recognized as Voltaire's magnum opus and is often listed as part of the Western canon; it is among the most frequently taught works of French literature.

Table of contents

• Title
• About Voltaire
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 - How Candide was brought up in a Magnificent Castle, and how he was expelled thence
• Chapter 2 - What became of Candide among the Bulgarians
• Chapter 3 - How Candide made his escape from the Bulgarians, and what afterwards became of him
• Chapter 4 - How Candide found his old Master Pangloss, and what happened to them
• Chapter 5 - Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and what became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist
• Chapter 6 - How the Portuguese made a Beautiful Auto-da-fé, to prevent any further Earthquakes: and how Candide was publicly whipped
• Chapter 7 - How the Old Woman took care of Candide, and how he found the Object he loved
• Chapter 8 - The History of Cunegonde
• Chapter 9 - What became of Cunegonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew
• Chapter 10 - In what distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman arrived at Cadiz; and of their Embarkation
• Chapter 11 - History of the Old Woman
• Chapter 12 - The Adventures of the Old Woman continued
• Chapter 13 - How Candide was forced away from his fair Cunegonde and the Old Woman
• Chapter 14 - How Candide and Cacambo were received by the Jesuits of Paraguay
• Chapter 15 - How Candide killed the brother of his dear Cunegonde
• Chapter 16 - Adventures of the Two Travellers, with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages called Oreillons
• Chapter 17 - Arrival of Candide and his Valet at El Dorado, and what they saw there
• Chapter 18 - What they saw in the Country of El Dorado
• Chapter 19 - What happened to them at Surinam and how Candide got acquainted with Martin
• Chapter 20 - What happened at Sea to Candide and Martin
• Chapter 21 - Candide and Martin, reasoning, draw near the Coast of France
• Chapter 22 - What happened in France to Candide and Martin
• Chapter 23 - Candide and Martin touched upon the Coast of England, and what they saw there
• Chapter 24 - Of Paquette and Friar Giroflée
• Chapter 25 - The Visit to Lord Pococurante, a Noble Venetian
• Chapter 26 - Of a Supper which Candide and Martin took with Six Strangers, and who they were
• Chapter 27 - Candide's Voyage to Constantinople
• Chapter 28 - What happened to Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc.
• Chapter 29 - How Candide found Cunegonde and the Old Woman again
• Chapter 30 - The Conclusion
• Footnotes