Candide [audiobook] / Voltaire ; read by Tom Whitworth.
By: Voltaire [author]
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Contributor(s): Whitworth, Tom [narrator].
Material type: 
SoundSeries: Tantor unabridged classics: Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Tantor Media, 2005Description: 3 audio discs (3.5 hrs) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.Content type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 1400100445.Subject(s): Satire | French fiction -- 18th century | AudiobooksDDC classification: 843.5 Read by Tom Whitworth Summary: "In this witty political satire, a gentleman plagued by misfortune 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 part of a larger cosmic plan." -- Cover note.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Audio Book | 843.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00159800 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Tantor Media presents Eighteenth-century French Enlightenment philosopher Francois Voltaire's 1759 work Candide: a satirical tale about an illegitimate nephew of a German nobleman who is taught that his world is the best of any possible worlds.
Unabridged version.
Title from container.
Originally published 1759.
Read by Tom Whitworth
"In this witty political satire, a gentleman plagued by misfortune 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 part of a larger cosmic plan." -- Cover note.
Compact discs.
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