SUMMER READING FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
Carlisle Area School District's Summer Reading is an ambitious and wide-ranging program from 6th to 12th grades, including AP levels. Most are always in stock, and we are committed to stocking them all from May through August. Don't put it off 'til the last moment!
Candide and Other Stories
Candide and Other Stories
Fiction; Satire
Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's "philosophical tales," in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. First published in 1759, it was an instant bestseller and has come to be regarded as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. What Candide does for chivalric romance, the other tales in this selection--Micromegas, Zadig, The Ingenu, and The White Bull--do for science fiction, the Oriental tale, the sentimental novel, and the Old Testament. The most extensive one-volume selection currently available, this new edition includes a new verse translation of the story Voltaire based on Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Tale: What Pleases the Ladies and opens with a revised introduction that reflects recent critical debates, including a new section on Candide.