Tom Whitworth
1) Candide
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Candide travels through Europe and South America and experiences misfortune along the way. Dr. Pangloss assures Candide that he is experiencing the best that is possible, but Candide thinks the opposite. Candide eventually falls in love with Cunegonde, and together with Dr. Pangloss they retire to a farm in Turkey, where Candide discovers that gardening is the best thing in the world.
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Throughout his amazing career, Franz Kafka created some of the most haunting, timeless, and enduring images of the nightmare world of everyday life. First published in 1915, "The Metamorphosis" is one of Kafka's most famous works. The story begins when traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes from a series of disturbing dreams to discover that he has transformed overnight into a giant insect. Instead of arousing surprise or horror in his family, however,...
