Candide, or, Optimism / Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire ; translated from the French by Richard Aldington ; with an introduction by Paul Morand ; and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage.
Candide is about a man who believes in the philosophy that: "what happens, happens for the best in the end." that was taught to him by his personal philosopher Dr. Panlosss. Candide goes through many, many trials and everyone he meets has had something terrible happen to them. He searches the world...
| Uniform Title: | Candide.
English 100 greatest books ever written. Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection. |
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| Language: | English |
| Language of the Original: |
French |
| Published: |
Norwalk, Connecticut :
Easton Press,
[1977]
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| Edition: | Collector's edition. |
| Series: | 100 greatest books ever written.
Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection. |
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MSU: Gift of Jack and Susan Davis. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 131 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. |
| Variant Title: |
Optimism |
| Format: | Book |
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