Candide

Candide is the most read and published work by Voltaire (the real name is Francois-Marie Arouet).

The characters of the story — Candide, his friend Cunegonde and his mentor Pangloss — go around the world; they are present at the Seven Year's War, seizure of Azov by Russians, Lisbon earthquake, and even visit a fairy-tale land Eldorado…