Candide (Annotated‪)‬

One of the great works of Western literature, Voltaire's Candide is a picaresque tale with profound philosophical underpinnings. Its plot, which sees the eponymous hero stoically endure one calamity after another, elegantly delineates Voltaire's belief that no matter what may befall us, 'all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.'
  Revised version of the Smollett translation. Presented in modern English spelling and punctuation.