Voltaire: Collected Romances: 20+ Novels, Short Stories, Satires & Fables (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Candide, Zadig, The Huron, Plato's Dream, Micromegas, The White BullBy Voltaire
Length31h 47m
About this audiobook
Voltaire: Collected Romances gathers more than twenty of the philosopher's fictional works—novels, contes philosophiques, satires, and fables—into a richly varied illustrated edition. These narratives display Voltaire's characteristic lucidity, irony, and narrative speed, using exotic settings, comic reversals, and fantastical journeys to expose fanaticism, metaphysical optimism, political cruelty, and social hypocrisy. Situated at the heart of the Enlightenment, the collection shows fiction becoming an instrument of philosophical inquiry, where wit and storytelling serve as weapons against dogma and unreason. Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet in 1694, was one of eighteenth-century Europe's most formidable men of letters. His experiences of censorship, imprisonment in the Bastille, exile in England, and continual conflict with ecclesiastical and political authorities sharpened his commitment to tolerance, civil liberty, and intellectual freedom. His romances reflect the cosmopolitan mind of a writer engaged with science, history, religion, and the abuses of power. This collection is recommended for readers seeking both literary pleasure and intellectual provocation. It offers an essential entrance into Voltaire's art: brilliant, mischievous, skeptical, and enduringly modern.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length31 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Voltaire: Collected Romances: 20+ Novels, Short Stories, Satires & Fables (Illustrated Edition)
7CANDIDE: The Optimist (pt. 1)
8CANDIDE: The Optimist (pt. 2)
9CANDIDE: The Optimist (pt. 3)
10ZADIG: The Book of Faith (pt. 1)
11ZADIG: The Book of Faith (pt. 2)
12MICROMEGAS
13THE HURON: Pupil of Nature (pt. 1)
14THE HURON: Pupil of Nature (pt. 2)
15THE WHITE BULL: A Satirical Romance
16THE MAN OF FORTY CROWNS
17THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON (pt. 1)
18THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON (pt. 2)
19THE SAGE AND THE ATHEIST
20MEMNON THE PHILOSOPHER
21THE BLACK AND THE WHITE
22THE WORLD AS IT GOES
23ANDRÉ DES TOUCHES AT SIAM
24BABABEC
25JEANNOT AND COLIN
26THE TRAVELS OF SCARMENTADO
27A CONVERSATION WITH A CHINESE
28PLATO'S DREAM
29PLEASURE IN HAVING NO PLEASURE
30AN ADVENTURE IN INDIA
31THE GOOD BRAHMIN
32THE TWO COMFORTERS
33ANCIENT FAITH AND FABLE
34THE STUDY OF NATURE
35A DIALOGUE BETWEEN MARCUS AURELIUS AND A RECOLLET FRIAR
36DIALOGUE BETWEEN A BRAHMIN AND A JESUIT
37DIALOGUES BETWEEN LUCRETIUS AND POSIDONIUS
38DIALOGUE BETWEEN A CLIENT AND HIS LAWYER
39DIALOGUE BETWEEN MADAME DE MAINTENON AND MADEMOISELLE DE L’ENCLOS
40DIALOGUE BETWEEN A SAVAGE AND A BACHELOR OF ARTS
41VOLTAIRE: HIS LIFE AND WORKS (Biography) (pt. 1)
42VOLTAIRE: HIS LIFE AND WORKS (Biography) (pt. 2)
43Analysis
44Reflection
45Memorable Quotes
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