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Candide

Voltaire

This tale begins with the hero, Candide, being expelled from the Westphalian castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh for making love to the Baron's daughter, Cunegonde. So begins a series of disastrous misadventures on a fantastic odyssey for Candide, Cunegonde and Dr Pangloss.

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 Posted by tcook@abctales.com (1 year ago )

One of the greatest (and shortest) books of all time. It will make you laugh and shock you - even today - and the messages in the book are as pertinent now as when they were written.

If it's passed you by then go back and read it.

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