Candide - Voltaire

French Graded Reader (Easy Reader): Candide - Voltaire - Adaptation: Annie Renaud

French Graded Reader (Easy Reader), 96-page fully-illustrated book + audio CD + app. Level B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible French containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for beginners of French. Digital version available in the accompanying eReaders App available in iTunes and Google stores.

French Graded Reader (Easy Reader): Candide - Voltaire - Summary

Young Candide is driven from the castle where he once lived happily, surrounded by the optimistic Pangloss and his beloved Cunégonde. Unfamiliar with the cruelty of men, Candide faces war and the Inquisition, leading the adventurous life of a fugitive. Will he succeed in finding his beautiful Cunégonde? It’s a long journey, characterised by friends as well as hardships and danger.