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Candide, or Optimism by Voltaire (1759)
A naive young man, taught that "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds," is expelled from paradise and experiences every catastrophe imaginable — war, earthquake, slavery, disease — yet somehow survives. The most devastating satire of the Enlightenment.
Historical Significance:
Voltaire wrote Candide in 1758-1759, partly in response to the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which killed 30,000-50,000 people and shook European confidence in a b...
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A naive young man, taught that "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds," is expelled from paradise and experiences every catastrophe imaginable — war, earthquake, slavery, disease — yet somehow survives. The most devastating satire of the Enlightenment.
Historical Significance:
Voltaire wrote Candide in 1758-1759, partly in response to the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which killed 30,000-50,000 people and shook European confidence in a b...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=105
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