Candide is a relentless, brutal assault on government, society, religion, education, and, above all, optimism. Dr. Pangloss teaches his young students Candide and Cunegonde that everything in this world is for the best, a sentiment they cling to as the world steps in to teach them otherwise. The novel is brilliant, hilarious, blasphemous. . . and Voltaire never admitted to writing it.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter 00
08:04 - Chapter 2
Chapter 01
06:10 - Chapter 3
Chapter 02
05:50 - Chapter 4
Chapter 03
05:39 - Chapter 5
Chapter 04
08:22 - Chapter 6
Chapter 05
06:34 - Chapter 7
Chapter 06
03:28 - Chapter 8
Chapter 07
05:01 - Chapter 9
Chapter 08
07:06 - Chapter 10
Chapter 09
04:13 - Chapter 11
Chapter 10
04:56 - Chapter 12
Chapter 11
08:44 - Chapter 13
Chapter 12
09:49 - Chapter 14
Chapter 13
05:42 - Chapter 15
Chapter 14
08:07 - Chapter 16
Chapter 15
05:14 - Chapter 17
Chapter 16
08:27 - Chapter 18
Chapter 17
08:35 - Chapter 19
Chapter 18
13:19 - Chapter 20
Chapter 19
11:47 - Chapter 21
Chapter 20
06:08 - Chapter 22
Chapter 21
04:21 - Chapter 23
Chapter 22
23:24 - Chapter 24
Chapter 23
03:32 - Chapter 25
Chapter 24
10:59 - Chapter 26
Chapter 25
13:03 - Chapter 27
Chapter 26
08:04 - Chapter 28
Chapter 27
08:40 - Chapter 29
Chapter 28
06:35 - Chapter 30
Chapter 29
03:06 - Chapter 31
Chapter 30
11:50