Voltaire 1694-1778 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Candide" by Voltaire is a French satire first published in 1759. A young man named Candide lives a sheltered life in paradise, learning from his mentor that everything happens "for the best in the best of all possible worlds." This illusion shatters as Candide experiences devastating hardships and witnesses historical catastrophes. Through a fast-moving, fantastical journey, Voltaire mercilessly ridicules optimistic philosophy, religion, and governments, ultimately proposing a practical alternative: "we must cultivate our garden." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide Release date is 2006-11-27 Produced by Chuck Greif, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Satire Optimism -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19942 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19942 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133449.0 19942