Voltaire

Zadig the Babylonian Voltaire

There lived at Babylon, in the reign of King Moabdar, a young man named Zadig, of a good natural disposition, strengthened and improved by education. Though rich and young, he had learned to moderate his passions; he had nothing stiff or affected in his behavior, he did not pretend to examine every action by the strict rules of reason, but was always ready to make proper allowances for the weakness of mankind. This episodic tale revolves around Zadig's rivals, his one true love, and adventures he and his new wife experience.