Candide

That is why the present is one of the right moments to republish "Candide." I hope it will inspire younger men and women, the only ones who can be inspired, to have a try at Theodore, or Militarism; Jane, or Pacifism; at So-and-So, the Pragmatist or the Freudian. And I hope, too, that they will without trying hold their pens with an eighteenth century lightness, not inappropriate to a philosophic tale. In Voltaire's fingers, as Anatole France has said, the pen runs and laughs. PHILIP LITTELL. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. How Candide was brought up in a Magnificent Castle, and how he was expelled thence 1 II. What became of Candide among the Bulgarians 5 III. How Candide made his escape from the Bulgarians, and what afterwards became of him 9 IV. How Candide found his old Master Pangloss, and what happened to them 13 V. Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and what became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist 18 VI. How the Portuguese made a Beautiful Auto-da-fé, to prevent any further Earthquakes: and how Candide was publicly whipped 23 VII. How the Old Woman took care of Candide, and how he found the Object he loved 26 VIII. The History of Cunegonde 30 IX. What became of Cunegonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew 35 X. In what distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman arrived at Cadiz; and of their Embarkation 38 XI. History of the Old Woman 42 XII. The Adventures of the Old Woman continued 48 XIII. How Candide was forced away from his fair Cunegonde and the Old Woman 54 XIV. How Candide and Cacambo were received by the Jesuits of Paraguay 58 XV. How Candide killed the brother of his dear Cunegonde 64 XVI. Adventures of the Two Travellers, with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages called Oreillons 68 XVII. Arrival of Candide and his Valet at El Dorado, and what they saw there 74 XVIII. What they saw in the Country of El Dorado 80 XIX. What happened to them at Surinam and how Candide got acquainted with Martin 89 XX. What happened at Sea to Candide and Martin 98 XXI. Candide and Martin, reasoning, draw near the Coast of France 102 XXII. What happened in France to Candide and Martin 105 XXIII. Candide and Martin touched upon the Coast of England, and what they saw there 122 XXIV. Of Paquette and Friar Giroflée 125 XXV. The Visit to Lord Pococurante, a Noble Venetian 133 XXVI. Of a Supper which Candide and Martin took with Six Strangers, and who they were 142 XXVII. Candide's Voyage to Constantinople 148 XXVIII. What happened to Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc. 154 XXIX. How Candide found Cunegonde and the Old Woman again 159 XXX. The Conclusion 161 [Illustration: VOLTAIRE'S CANDIDE] CANDIDE I HOW CANDIDE WAS BROUGHT UP IN A MAGNIFICENT CASTLE, AND HOW HE WAS EXPELLED THENCE.