Candide

Voltaire 1694-1778 (Author). Whitworth, Tom. (Added Author).

Summary: In this witty political satire, a gentle man plagued by misfortune who clings to the belief that "all is for the best", Voltaire mocks the "eternal optimist" philosophy of his day that proclaimed human and natural disasters are a part of a larger cosmic plan.

Record details

ISBN: 9781400191086
ISBN: 1400191084
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 sound file (3 hr., 41 min.) : digital.
Publisher: [Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Media, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Unabridged. "Unabridged classics"--Container. Duration: 3:40:35.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Tom Whitworth.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 52837 KB; MP3 file size: 103526 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on sound disc version record.