CANDIDE

BROUGHT UP IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF A POWERFUL BARON, CANDIDE IS AN OPEN-MINDED YOUNG MAN, WHOSE TUTOR, PANGLOSS, HAS INSTILLED IN HIM THE BELIEF THAT 'ALL IS FOR THE BEST'. BUT WHEN HIS LOVE FOR THE BARON'S ROSY-CHEEKED DAUGHTER IS DISCOVERED, CANDIDE IS CAST OUT TO MAKE HIS OWN WAY IN THE WORLD. AND SO HE AND HIS VARIOUS COMPANIONS BEGIN A BREATHLESS TOUR OF EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA AND ASIA, AS AN OUTRAGEOUS SERIES OF DISASTERS BEFALL THEM - EARTHQUAKES, SYPHILIS, A BRUSH WITH THE INQUISITION, MURDER - SORELY TESTING THE YOUNG HERO'S OPTIMISM.