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Zadig or The Book of Fate (Version 2)

Voltaire

Read by Grace Buchanan, Jim Locke, Kerry Adams, Jeffrey Allen Stumpf, Richa Jain and Rachel Costello · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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The Dedication, The Approbation (6:58)
The Blind Eye (13:38)
The Nose (8:44)
The Dog and the Horse, &c. (11:32)
The Envious Man (11:00)
The Force of Generosity (8:05)
The Just Judge (8:39)
The Force of Jealousy (11:19)
The Thresh’d Wife (8:06)
The Captive (8:12)
The Funeral Pile (9:13)
The Evening’s Entertainment (10:11)
The Rendezvous (11:41)
The Free-booter (12:46)
The Fisherman (12:06)
The Basilisk (22:41)
The Tournaments (15:05)
The Hermit (19:00)
The Riddles, or Ænigmas (12:12)