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Candide (version 3)

Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
Translated by Philip Littell

Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world has been a gayer place for readers. Voltaire wrote it in three days, and five or six generations have found that its laughter does not grow old. - Summary by Philip Littell

Genre(s): General Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): optimism (8), Cunégonde (2), Pangloss (2), satirism (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	John Van Stan	00:08:31
Play 01	How Candide was brought up in a Magnificent Castle, and how he was expelled thence	John Van Stan	00:06:48
Play 02	What became of Candide among the Bulgarians	John Van Stan	00:06:20
Play 03	How Candide made his escape from the Bulgarians, and what afterwards became of him	John Van Stan	00:05:49
Play 04	How Candide found his old Master Pangloss, and what happened to them	John Van Stan	00:09:11
Play 05	Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and what became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist	John Van Stan	00:07:07
Play 06	How the Portuguese made a Beautiful Auto-da-fé, to prevent any further Earthquakes: and how Candide was publicly whipped	John Van Stan	00:03:28
Play 07	How the Old Woman took care of Candide, and how he found the Object he loved	John Van Stan	00:05:44
Play 08	The History of Cunegonde	John Van Stan	00:08:00
Play 09	What became of Cunegonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew	John Van Stan	00:04:33
Play 10	In what distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman arrived at Cadiz; and of their Embarkation	John Van Stan	00:05:38
Play 11	History of the Old Woman	John Van Stan	00:11:12
Play 12	The Adventures of the Old Woman continued	John Van Stan	00:11:45
Play 13	How Candide was forced away from his fair Cunegonde and the Old Woman	John Van Stan	00:05:55
Play 14	How Candide and Cacambo were received by the Jesuits of Paraguay	John Van Stan	00:08:55
Play 15	How Candide killed the brother of his dear Cunegonde	John Van Stan	00:05:34
Play 16	Adventures of the Two Travellers, with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages called Oreillons	John Van Stan	00:09:29
Play 17	Arrival of Candide and his Valet at El Dorado, and what they saw there	John Van Stan	00:09:05
Play 18	What they saw in the Country of El Dorado	John Van Stan	00:14:30
Play 19	What happened to them at Surinam and how Candide got acquainted with Martin	John Van Stan	00:13:12
Play 20	What happened at Sea to Candide and Martin	John Van Stan	00:06:45
Play 21	Candide and Martin, reasoning, draw near the Coast of France	John Van Stan	00:05:04
Play 22	What happened in France to Candide and Martin	John Van Stan	00:25:56
Play 23	Candide and Martin touched upon the Coast of England, and what they saw there	John Van Stan	00:03:50
Play 24	Of Paquette and Friar Giroflée	John Van Stan	00:12:42
Play 25	The Visit to Lord Pococurante, a Noble Venetian	John Van Stan	00:15:55
Play 26	Of a Supper which Candide and Martin took with Six Strangers, and who they were	John Van Stan	00:08:25
Play 27	Candide's Voyage to Constantinople	John Van Stan	00:10:02
Play 28	What happened to Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc.	John Van Stan	00:07:08
Play 29	How Candide found Cunegonde and the Old Woman again	John Van Stan	00:03:07
Play 30	The Conclusion	John Van Stan	00:13:37

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Candide (version 3)