Candide

The Modern Library translation, 1918. 30 parts, about 32,312 words, 2 hours of reading. Source edition.

Passages the guide marks

In this best of all possible worlds, everything is for the best.
Chapter 1 and throughout · Read it in Chapter I
It is demonstrable that things cannot be otherwise than they are; for as all things have been created for some end, they must necessarily be created for the best end. Noses were made to carry spectacles, so we have…
Chapter 1 · Read it in Chapter I
In this country it is thought well to kill an admiral from time to time, to encourage the others.
Chapter 23 · Read it in XXIII: Candide and Martin Touched Upon the Coast of England, and What They Saw There
That is well said, replied Candide, but we must cultivate our garden.
Chapter 30, closing lines · Read it in XXX: The Conclusion

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