Candide - Voltaire - formato ePub

En 1685, Luis XIV revoca el edicto de Nantes, que permitía la libertad de cultos en Francia. En este clima de intolerancia religiosa, Voltaire escribe el Tratado sobre la tolerancia con ocasión de la...

El Tratado sobre la tolerancia es una obra que François-Marie Arouet, más conocido como Voltaire, escribió y publicó en 1763 en el Castillo de Ferney-Voltaire, tras la muerte del hugonote Jean Calas,...

Candide es la historia de un hombre gentil que, aunque golpeado y golpeado en todas direcciones por el destino, se aferra desesperadamente a la creencia de que vive en "el mejor de los mundos posibles"....

Cándido es un clásico del humor; sus aventuras nos apresan el interés y las seguimos aun sin que nos interese particularmente la corriente filosófica idealista. Es un fenómeno parecido a Don Quijote:...

Cándido figura a la cabeza de todas las novelas y cuentos de Voltaire como la pieza indiscutible del arte narrativo del Siglo de las Luces. Es una novela de aprendizaje, y su héroe un optimista que ha...

Cándido, ó el Optimismo es una obra maestra satírica escrita por Voltaire que expone de manera ingeniosa las injusticias y absurdos de la sociedad del siglo XVIII. A través de la historia del ingenuo...

Recomendaría 'Zadig, ó El Destino, Historia Oriental' a cualquier lector interesado en la literatura filosófica y satírica. La obra de Voltaire ofrece un retrato mordaz y ameno de la sociedad de su época,...

Zadig, ó el Destino es una obra maestra escrita por el renombrado autor Voltaire. Esta novela filosófica narra la historia de Zadig, un hombre virtuoso que es constantemente enfrentado a desafíos y pruebas...

Voltaire, cuyo nombre real era François-Marie Arouet, nació en París, Francia, en 1694. Fue un escritor, filósofo y activista conocido por su agudo ingenio y su habilidad para abordar temas sociales y...

En 1685, Luis XIV revoca el edicto de Nantes, que permitía la libertad de cultos en Francia. En este clima de intolerancia religiosa, Voltaire escribe el Tratado sobre la tolerancia con ocasión de la...

Aunque Voltaire empezó a escribir cuentos en su etapa de «cortesano», cuando, como gentilhombre de la cámara del rey, debía proveer al entretenimiento de la corte, en estos textos ya estarán presentes...

En los primeros años del siglo en que nos hallamos, el vulgo no conocía en el Norte mas héroe que Carlos XII. Su valor personal, mas propio de un soldado que de un rey, y el esplendor de sus victorias...

El siglo de Luis XIV es obra literaria escrita por el filósofo, historiador, poeta y literato francés Voltaire en el año 1751. Es además de la historia de un rey, un planteamiento sobre el tema del Progreso,...

El libro “Cartas filosóficas” de Voltaire recoge las epístolas en las que el autor hace un elogio a la Inglaterra del siglo XVIII en aspectos tanto religiosos como políticos e, incluso, filosóficos y...

Las razones y conclusiones de Voltaire eran tan validas entonces como lo son hoy, y la pertinencia de este texto resulta inquietante.A lo largo de la historia, algunos libros han cambiado el mundo. Han...

En los primeros años del siglo en que nos hallamos, el vulgo no conocía en el Norte mas héroe que Carlos XII. Su valor personal, mas propio de un soldado que de un rey, y el esplendor de sus victorias...

Before he was the Stone King, he trapped a city inside the Binding—an impenetrable wall of magic.Nearly a thousand years later, the Est conspire to break the Binding. The Ovnite have no choice but to...

Live in the shadows long enough, you get used to the dark2:00 a.m., the day after Christmas, and Detective Erin O'Reilly is ready for the biggest bust of her career. After months of deceit, danger, and...

With threats of invasion to destroy their world and a court full of people intent on usurping his throne, can Devan keep himself alive long enough to save Ephithia? When his guardian dies unexpectedly...

"This collection sizzles."--Joe Oestreich, author of Hitless Wonder"I dare you to stop after reading one story."--Barbara Claypole White, bestselling author of The Perfect SonNIGHT MOVES collects sixteen...

LOS CLÁSICOS DE LA NOVELA NEGRA DE LA BRITISH LIBRARYLO MEJOR DEL CRIMEN INGLÉS SEGÚN LOS CRÍTICOS MÁS PRESTIGIOSOSUna joya de la literatura del crimen y el misterioUna noche de verano el sargento Wigan...

Most people dream of becoming a billionaire. For Peter Beaumont, youngest son of the Beaumont dynasty, it's been nothing but trouble. His family's wealth complicates his role as a Boulder police officer...

Fate brought them together—yet fear may tear them apart. Following a tragic event, Mia Dixon meets Cap Riggs, a muster dog trainer and animal rescuer. With a chance to let the dust clear, Cap offers her...

She broke his heart. But now, this former SEAL is her only hope of surviving what's coming.Shortly after returning home from being held captive overseas, former Navy SEAL Silas Williamson found himself...

A violent act. A rushed mission. The hand of God needed to clear the way of righteousness. In this prequal to Stigmata Invicta, go on another mission with Commander Brigid and his Knights as they serve...

She'll pay the ultimate price...for a chance at revenge.Russian ex-pat and billionaire Herodion Aleynik stole everything from Audra Lee when he framed her brother for embezzling funds from their technology...

The queen is dead. But the damage Elizabeth Rostoff leaves behind to lives, hopes, and relationships lives on.Seven years ago, Peter Rostoff severed all ties with his family—including his sister, Kat.But...

LOS CLÁSICOS DE LA NOVELA NEGRA DE LA BRITISH LIBRARYLO MEJOR DEL CRIMEN INGLÉS SEGÚN LOS CRÍTICOS MÁS PRESTIGIOSOSUn libro cuya edición original es inencontrableVivian Lestrange, un escritor de novelas...

When it comes to surviving the frozen tundra, it pays to have a big protective partner.More than one, if you can get that lucky.The problem with being a single mother to a bear shifter cub is that paranormal...

I never should've agreed to do Ryan Brandt.I know it's best I never see him again. He ruined my everything. My career. My heart. I have little choice when his movie career implodes from one too many PR...

Madeline talks about how mature and reliable both Alice and Eliot are.

When a monster hunter's last mission is to capture a wasteland girl, his only chance of survival is to turn the hunt around. Hunt the monsters of the wasteland. Bring them back alive. Retire. Ninety years...

USA Today bestselling author!Rimmy London brings you the final book in her Megan Henny cozy mystery series. When Megan and Santiago head off on their honeymoon, they expect warm beaches and blue skies....

SYNOPSIS.'A writers story with a little politics mixed in'(A Writer is asked by the UK government to contribute to diverse policy ideas)Robin James is a fiction writer with just enough income to survive....

 Set in a modern magical world where monsters and humans coexist… 32-year-old Sloane Connelly has a rare and coveted gift. She can manipulate emotions and turn them into raw energy. Needing an escape...

Book 2 in the Club Decadent Skies series is the journey of Jax Crowthorne and Ciska Farlow. My name is Ciska Farlow, and I have just about had enough of the apeshit life I've been given. It's time I take...

In the high-stakes world of political campaigns, where ambition runs as deep as the divides between party lines, love is the most dangerous game of all.Olivia Harrington, a sharp and ambitious journalist,...

We have at times been accused of putting so many people into our books that no one can remember who they are, in which stricture we entirely concur, as we often cannot remember who they are ourself (or...

Can a runaway bride find a second chance at happiness with the one that got away, her first love? When a blizzard strands recently-branded 'runaway bride' Rose Keating on the side of the road with the...

Animals are speaking. Who is Listening? When Quinby Clark has a conversation with a bird, she thinks she's going crazy. But when a dog invites her to attend a mysterious Australian boarding school for...

Every campfire story has an origin; a shadow on the water, a sound in the dark, a tragedy with no explanation. The legend of Camp Alkali is no different. Stories have been woven over the years about a...

After learning about her otherworldly ancestry, a young woman is swept up in a war that started long before she was born— the war that killed her father, a Seelie Gatekeeper. Hoping to understand her...

"Unlock the Secrets of Paradise" In a world where myth and reality blur, a young girl discovers the hidden gateway into the Garden of Eden. With the guidance of a spirit soul from within the Garden. She...

Family secrets hold the key to buried magic. Her legacy awaits. Katelyn Grey is a gardener in Southern California. She's content with pruning shrubs and looking after her step-mom, the only family she...

It will not, we hope, surprise our readers to hear that Lady Cora Waring, formerly Lady Cora Palliser, only daughter of the Duke of Omnium, wife of Sir Cecil Waring of Beliers Priory, was expecting what...

After being Ms. Zi Wei and being on the planet that a mysterious race of people cannot breath on, the enemy calls her the soul swallower. Archibald von Kitari, the wizard, and Tartu von Greenbird, the...