Candide, Zadig and selected stories / Voltaire ; translated by Daniel [sic] M. Frame ; with an introduction by John Iverson and a new afterword by Thaisa Frank.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780451531155 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0451531159 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xvi, 376 p. ; 18 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Signet Classics, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Stories originally published 1747-1775. Title page incorrectly lists translator Donald Frame as Daniel Frame. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-376). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Candide -- Zadig -- Micromegas -- The world as it is -- Memnon -- Bababec and the fakirs -- History of Scarmentado's travels -- Plato's dream -- Account of the sickness, confession, death, and apparition of the Jesuit Berthier -- Story of a good Brahmin -- Jeannot and Colin -- An Indian adventure -- Ingenuous -- The one-eyed porter -- Memory's adventure -- Count Chesterfield's ears and Chaplain Goudman. |
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Subject: | Voltaire, 1694-1778 > Translations into English. |
Genre: | Satire. |
Candide, Zadig and Selected Stories
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Candide, Zadig and Selected Stories
France's most distinguished man of letters This essential collection from the genius Voltaire includes his masterpiece and best-known work Candide , as well as his novel Zadig and fourteen short stories- "Micromegas," "The World as It Is," "Memnon," "Bababec and the Fakirs," "History of Scarmentado's Travels," "Plato's Dream," "Account of the Sickness, Confession, Death, and Apparition of the Jesuit Berthier," "Story of a Good Brahman," "Jeannot and Colin," "An Indian Adventure," "Ingenuous," "The One-Eyed Porter," "Memory's Adventure," "Count Chesterfield's Ears," and "Chaplain Goudman."