Voltaire,  1694-1778. <br/><br/>
Candide, or, OptimismVoltaire. 
 Candide  Optimism 

 - [Waiheke Island] :  Floating Press,  (c)2009. 
 - 1 online resource (206 pages) 
<br/><br/> Title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 28, 2010).  "From a 1918 edition"--p. 2. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> Candide and his tutor Pangloss travel the globe trying to follow the philosophy 'All is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds'. However, they are stung and let down at every turn, being robbed, tortured and ridiculed, amongst other trials. On hearing about their often disastrous travels, a listener feels unfortunately less than empathetic, and can't help themselves laughing out loud at this very funny account of the trail our optimistic travelers take, and at their eternal and endearing joy at the world and its potential discoveries. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781775413707 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Enlightenment--18th century--Fiction.<br/>Inquisition--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ2082  / .C363 2009