Hardcover:
9781428077843 | Indypublish.Com, April 30, 2007, cover price $41.99
9781934169360 | Norilana Books, December 31, 2006, cover price $17.95 |
About this edition: Candide, or Optimism (1759) written by Voltaire, the shining star of the French Enlightenment, is a biting, hilarious and frequently outrageous satire that pokes philosophical fun at -- of all things -- the doctrine of optimism.
9781592248278 | Wildside Pr, December 1, 2002, cover price $29.95 |
About this edition: Published in 1759, Candide is Voltaire's best-known work, and in it he levels his sharpest criticism against the gentry, their philosophy, the church, and the cruelty of this day.
9780679642589 | 75 anv edition (Modern Library, March 1, 2002), cover price $23.95 |
About this edition: Tells the story of Candide, a naive youth who is conscripted, shipwrecked, and tortured by the Inquisition without losing his will to live.
9780848806569 | Reprint edition (Amereon Ltd, June 1, 2001), cover price $20.95 |
About this edition: While Candide is without a doubt a farcical, humorous, and far-fetched tale, a seriousness lies beneath its satirical veneer.
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Paperback:
9781448009091 | Textstream, August 1, 2011, cover price $5.99
9781456595272 | Createspace, April 27, 2011, cover price $6.99 |
About this edition: Voltaire's Candide is a decidedly playful romp through certain parts of history, satirizing religion, philosophy, and government along the way.
9781602990296, titled "Candide: Detailed Summaries of Great Literature" | Bklt edition (Interlingua Pub, September 1, 2010), cover price $6.99 |
About this edition: The EngLits-in-Print series is intended to help students better understand and appreciate the books or plays they've been assigned.
9781907523083 | Gardners Books, August 14, 2010, cover price $6.75 |
About this edition: Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) was born into a wealthy Parisian family in 1694.
9781438531427 | Lightning Source Inc, December 31, 2009, cover price $10.45 |
About this edition: Everything which permeates and controls the lives of men is taken to task--romance, science, philosophy, and religion.
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Miscellaneous:
9781605141534 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, March 15, 2008), cover price $34.99
CD/Spoken Word:
9781400150441 | Mp3 una edition (Tantor Media Inc, June 30, 2005), cover price $19.99 |
About this edition: 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.
9781400100446 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, June 30, 2005), cover price $19.99 |
About this edition: Candide's adventures begin when he is ejected from his home after a liaison with the buxom Cunegonde.
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9781578151196 | Unabridged edition (Media Books Llc, July 1, 1999), cover price $7.95 |
About this edition: With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaire’s masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world.
9780786105885 | Blackstone Audio Inc, August 1, 1997, cover price $23.95
9781856954549 | Languages & Literature Inc, December 1, 1986, cover price $9.95 |
About this edition: The story of Candide, a naive youth, who is conscripted, shipwrecked, robbed, and tortured by the Inquisition without losing his will to live.
9780694503698 | Abridged edition (Harperaudio, January 1, 1970), cover price $22.00
Reinforced:
9780606025201 | Demco Media, May 1, 1990, cover price $15.80 |
About this edition: A classic, satiric novel, by the noted 18th century French author and philosopher
Prebinding:
9780613642590 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $20.85 |
About this edition: A classic, satiric novel, by the noted 18th century French author and philosopher
9780808509554 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.70 |
About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
9781417667147 | Turtleback Books, January 1, 1991, cover price $10.50 |
About this edition: Tells the story of Candide, a naive youth, who is conscripted, shipwrecked, robbed, and tortured by the Inquisition without losing his will to live