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Candide
Voltaire
An optimist is taught that this is the best of all possible worlds, then suffers war, earthquake and the Inquisition. Voltaire’s short, savage comedy.
First published 1759 · 35,166 words · about 2 hours to read · 129 pages at 10.3″
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All files
- EPUB 0.2 MB, any e-reader or reading app
- PDF, 10.3″ and larger, with notes margin 129 pages, 0.7 MB
- PDF, 10.3″ and larger, without notes margin 127 pages, 0.7 MB
- PDF, 7–8″, with notes margin 170 pages, 0.7 MB
- PDF, 7–8″, without notes margin 148 pages, 0.7 MB
- PDF, 7.3″ tall, with notes margin 166 pages, 0.7 MB
- PDF, 7.3″ tall, without notes margin 161 pages, 0.7 MB
The Margin edition
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Getting it onto your device
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About this edition
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