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Candide And Other Stories
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Candide And Other Stories
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Voltaire
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Series | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:376 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 134 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781857151305
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Classifications | Dewey:843.5 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Everyman
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Imprint |
Everyman's Library
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Publication Date |
8 October 1992 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The spirit of satire flourished during the Enlightenment, and its crowning achievement was Voltaire's "Candide". It follows the worldwide encounters - with shipwrecks, earthquakes, pestilence and human insanity - of its hero and his absurd tutor, Dr Pangloss.
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