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Voltaire›Candide›Full Text›Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of 30

Chapter XXI — Candide and Martin, Reasoning, Draw Near the Coast of France

~3 min read · 535 words · 2 pages

At length they descried the coast of France.

"Were you ever in France, Mr. Martin?" said Candide.

About This Book

Published1759

BranchesEthics, Philosophy of Religion, Political Philosophy

Chapters30

Pages84

TranslatorAnonymous (Modern Library Edition, 1918)

Edition1918

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Chapters

Chapter I — How Candide Was Brought Up in a Magnificent Castle, and How He Was Expelled Thence

Chapter II — What Became of Candide Among the Bulgarians

Chapter III — How Candide Made His Escape from the Bulgarians, and What Afterwards Became of Him

Chapter IV — How Candide Found His Old Master Pangloss, and What Happened to Them

Chapter V — Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and What Became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist

Chapter VI — How the Portuguese Made a Beautiful Auto-da-Fé, to Prevent Any Further Earthquakes

Chapter VII — How the Old Woman Took Care of Candide, and How He Found the Object He Loved

Chapter VIII — The History of Cunegonde

Chapter IX — What Became of Cunegonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew

Chapter X — In What Distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman Arrived at Cadiz; and of Their Embarkation

Chapter XI — History of the Old Woman

Chapter XII — The Adventures of the Old Woman Continued

Chapter XIII — How Candide Was Forced Away from His Fair Cunegonde and the Old Woman

Chapter XIV — How Candide and Cacambo Were Received by the Jesuits of Paraguay

Chapter XV — How Candide Killed the Brother of His Dear Cunegonde

Chapter XVI — Adventures of the Two Travellers, with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages Called Oreillons

Chapter XVII — Arrival of Candide and His Valet at El Dorado, and What They Saw There

Chapter XVIII — What They Saw in the Country of El Dorado

Chapter XIX — What Happened to Them at Surinam and How Candide Got Acquainted with Martin

Chapter XX — What Happened at Sea to Candide and Martin

Chapter XXI — Candide and Martin, Reasoning, Draw Near the Coast of France

Chapter XXII — What Happened in France to Candide and Martin

Chapter XXIII — Candide and Martin Touched upon the Coast of England, and What They Saw There

Chapter XXIV — Of Paquette and Friar Giroflée

Chapter XXV — The Visit to Lord Pococurante, a Noble Venetian

Chapter XXVI — Of a Supper Which Candide and Martin Took with Six Strangers, and Who They Were

Chapter XXVII — Candide's Voyage to Constantinople

Chapter XXVIII — What Happened to Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin, Etc.

Chapter XXIX — How Candide Found Cunegonde and the Old Woman Again

Chapter XXX — The Conclusion