Download or read book Voltaire Candide (classics Illustrated) written by Voltaire and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-17 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candide is Voltaire's 1759 satirical masterpiece, wreaking havoc on the excesses of 18th century French Enlightenment culture. The story begins with our protagonist Candide, a young man living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. This idyllic life is abruptly interrupted, however, by a series of painfully disillusioning events that set him off on a wide-ranging journey.