Candide — Voltaire, illustrated by Mahlon Blaine (Cameo Classics, Grosset & Dunlap, New York)

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An illustrated edition of Voltaire's satirical novella Candide, first published in 1759, issued by Cameo Classics (Grosset & Dunlap, New York) with illustrations by Mahlon Blaine. The narrative follows the naive Candide through a series of misfortunes across Europe and the Americas, satirising philosophical optimism as espoused by his tutor Pangloss, with Blaine's illustrations accompanying the text throughout.