- ISBN: 9780486266893 | 0486266893
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/1991
Witty and caustic,Candidehas ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. In the story of the trials and travails of the youthful Candide, his mentor Dr. Pangloss, and a host of other characters, Voltaire mercilessly satirizes and exposes romance, science, philosophy, religion and governmentthe ideas and institutions men live by.