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Candide and Other Stories by Voltaire

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Candide and Other Stories
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Voltaire,

Roger Pearson (Translator)

148191564

Rob Stevens's review

Mar 11, 2024

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bookshelves: 18th-century, french-literature, story-collection, translated-in-english

Easy to read, varied (oriental, knights, SF, poem) but often also bland and childish. The messages about morals and criticisms about church and state are more important than the stories.

"Men are wrong to judge of a whole when they see only the smallest part of it"

"Men have an opinion on everything and know nothing"

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Reading Progress

July 9, 2023 – Shelved as:to-read

July 9, 2023 – Shelved

July 9, 2023 – Shelved as:translated-in-english

July 9, 2023 – Shelved as:story-collection

July 9, 2023 – Shelved as:french-literature

July 9, 2023 – Shelved as:18th-century

August 7, 2023 –Started Reading

March 11, 2024 –Finished Reading

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