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  • VOLTAIRE'S ROMANCES: 20+ Novels, Short Stories, Satires & Fables (Illustrated) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Enlightenment satires and philosophical tales on dogma, liberty, and reason

    by Voltaire, Owen Fenlow ...
    Translated by Tobias Smollett, William F. Fleming, William Walton ...
    Voltaire's Romances gathers the philosopher's most agile works of imaginative prose: contes philosophiques, satirical tales, fables, and brief romances in which wit becomes an instrument of inquiry. From the restless irony of Candide and the orientalized moral testing of Zadig to the cosmic perspective of Micromégas, these narratives compress Enlightenment debate into brisk plots, lucid prose, and ... Read more

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  • Voltaire: Collected Romances: 20+ Novels, Short Stories, Satires & Fables (Illustrated Edition)

    Enriched edition. Candide, Zadig, The Huron, Plato's Dream, Micromegas, The White Bull

    by Voltaire, Joel Foster ...
    Translated by Tobias Smollett, William F. Fleming, William Walton ...
    Voltaire's 'Collected Romances' is a comprehensive collection of over 20 of his most significant works, including novels, short stories, satires, and fables. Known for his wit and philosophical outlook, Voltaire's literary style combines satire, humor, and social commentary. Set in the French Enlightenment period, his writings are reflective of the cultural and political climate of the time, ... Read more

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  • Candide; Or, Optimism

    (Sibilant Classics - Illustrated by Adrien Moreau)

    by Voltaire ...
    Voltaire is one of the most influential French philosophers and authors of the Enlightenment, renowned for his sizable output of plays, essays, novels, letters, poetry, and historical works. Voltaire and other members of the Enlightenment, some more radical than he, sought to transform the shape of society, banish superstition, injustice, and fanaticism, and—in Voltaire’s words—“crush infamy.” He ... Read more

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  • The Island of Dr. Moreau (Dream Classics)

    by H. G. Wells, Dream Classics ...
    Edward Prendick is shipwrecked in the Pacific. Rescued by Doctor Moreau's assistant he is taken to the doctor's island home where he discovers the doctor has been experimenting on the animal inhabitants of the island, creating bizarre proto-humans... ... Read more

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  • The Essential Works of Voltaire

    Enriched edition. Philosophical Writings, Novels, Historical Works, Poetry, Plays & Letters

    by Voltaire, Joel Foster ...
    Translated by Tobias Smollett, William F. Fleming, William Walton ...
    In 'The Essential Works of Voltaire, readers are invited to delve into the captivating world of one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment period. This collection includes a diverse range of prose, poetry, and philosophical treatises, showcasing Voltaire's wit, intelligence, and satirical edge. Through his works, Voltaire critiques the social, religious, and political norms of his ... Read more

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  • CANDIDE (French Classics Series) - Illustrated (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Including Biography of the Author and Analysis of His Works

    by Voltaire, Reid Graybourne ...
    Translated by William F. Fleming ...
    Voltaire's Candide is a razor-edged philosophical tale that follows its naïve hero from aristocratic Westphalia through war, earthquake, religious hypocrisy, colonial brutality, and romantic disillusionment. Written with crystalline speed, comic violence, and devastating irony, the work parodies the adventure romance while dismantling Leibnizian optimism, especially the claim that ours is "the ... Read more

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  • CANDIDE (Illustrated Edition)

    Enriched edition. Including Biography of the Author and Analysis of His Works

    by Voltaire, Joel Foster ...
    Translated by William F. Fleming ...
    Voltaire's 'Candide' is a satirical novella that follows the young and naive Candide as he traverses the world, experiencing various misfortunes and witnessing the absurdity of human nature. Through witty and biting humor, Voltaire critiques the prevailing optimism of his era and sheds light on the many injustices and evils present in society. The illustrated edition enhances the reader's ... Read more

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  • Candide (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. An Enlightenment picaresque skewering Panglossian optimism—from Lisbon quake to El Dorado—autos-da-fé, empire and slavery in dark anticlerical comedy

    by Voltaire, Yarrow Marsh, Yarrow Marsh ...
    Translated by William F. Fleming ...
    Candide is Voltaire's brisk conte philosophique, a picaresque cascade of catastrophes that skewers Leibnizian optimism through irony. Following the guileless Candide, his tutor Pangloss, and the resilient Cunégonde across war-torn Europe, earthquake-shaken Lisbon, Jesuit Paraguay, and the mirage of Eldorado, the tale layers farce upon atrocity—shipwrecks, auto-da-fé, enslavements—until the counsel ... Read more

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  • VOLTAIRE - Premium Collection: Novels, Philosophical Writings, Historical Works, Plays, Poems & Letters (60+ Works in One Volume) - Illustrated

    Enlightenment Wit

    by Voltaire ...
    Translated by Tobias Smollett, William F. Fleming, William Walton ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "VOLTAIRE - Premium Collection: Novels, Philosophical Writings, Historical Works, Plays, Poems & Letters (60+ Works in One Volume) - Illustrated" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for ... Read more

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  • Candide (Illustrated by Adrien Moreau with Introductions by Philip Littell and J. M. Wheeler)

    by Voltaire ...
    “Candide” is Voltaire’s most famous work, a satirical masterpiece, which was first published in 1759. It is the story of its central character, the titular Candide, who lives a sheltered comfortable life and has been indoctrinated into the philosophy of Leibnizian optimism, by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. When Candide travels throughout the world he begins to witness the pervasive hardships of ... Read more

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    "The Time Machine," a novel by H.G. Wells, is a pioneering work in the science fiction genre, introducing the concept of time travel through a scientific apparatus. The story is narrated by an unnamed protagonist, referred to as the Time Traveller, who invents a machine that allows him to journey through time. He travels far into the future, arriving in a seemingly idyllic world inhabited by the ... Read more

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