Author

Voltaire

Voltaire (1694–1778) is represented here by 3 public-domain titles, including Candide, Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume, and Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.

Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate

by Voltaire

Philosophy · Novel

Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate recounts Zadig, a Zoroastrian philosopher in ancient Babylonia. Voltaire does not attempt any historical accuracy.

Candide

by Voltaire

Humor · Novel

Candide, ou l'Optimisme ( kon-DEED or kahn-DEED, French: [kɑ̃did] ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published. A young man, Candide, lives a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise, being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss.