Candide (version 3)
Author(s): Voltaire, Philip Littell
Genre(s): General Fiction
Narrators: John Van Stan
Number of Chapters: 31
Length: 04 hours and 33 minutes
Language: English
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
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Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and what became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist (John Van Stan)
How the Portuguese made a Beautiful Auto-da-fé, to prevent any further Earthquakes: and how Candide was publicly whipped (John Van Stan)
In what distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman arrived at Cadiz; and of their Embarkation (John Van Stan)
The audiobook Candide (version 3) falls under the genres of General Fiction. It is written by Voltaire, Philip Littell.